The Vatican on Thursday opened the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines, ...

In his masterwork, Gibbon took as his starting point Rome at the ... II ordered the Colosseum and Forum cleared of rubble. Then in the 1920s and ’30s, Mussolini tore up much of central Rome ...

"You can tell that this trip is something they're very passionate about and that they appreciate," Italian politician Andrea Mascaretti tells PEOPLE exclusively ...

The Rome derby has been plagued by violence for years. In 2004, the derby was suspended due to a false rumor that police had killed a boy outside the stadium. In January, a car went up in flames ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: A normal ticket includes the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill (valid for 24 hours) and you can visit all three in one day. It doesn't include a visit to the ...

The king was then whisked in his Bentley to ... then ended up shaking hands with a king and queen! What a holiday!" she enthused. The royals', which included a visit to the Colosseum on Tuesday ...

Alexis and Kyle Thompson visited the Colosseum in Rome (with parents Christine and Matt behind the camera) as part of their ...

ROME (AP) — Talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program appeared ready Monday to leave the Middle East, as an Italian source said the next round of ...