Delegates and observers applauded, with caveats, the delayed conclusion of the 16th United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP16, in Rome on Feb. 28. The big takeaway was an agreement by the world’s nations to a multiprong pathway to raising $200 billion annually by 2030 to help reverse the rate of global species extinctions

The top historical and religious sites to visit in Italy during Jubilee year - These are the top historical and religious sites

Italy's campaign to put more of its huge public debt in the hands of small domestic savers will grow increasingly difficult, analysts say, but foreign investors lured by Rome's political stability and improving finances can plug any funding gap.

Rome — Just before breaking the Ramadan fast on Sunday evening, Hasan Zaheda played basketball with his son in the tiny courtyard of the basement-level apartment on Rome’s outskirts where the refugee family is rebuilding their lives.

The expatriate community is small but shares a special bond with Francis, who has been in the hospital since Feb. 14.

There is life in Rome outside the tourist destinations. With this guide, you can eat the best dried pasta in the city and visit a winery owned by a prince.

TORVAIANICA, Italy (AP) — Moira Camila Garnica and a group of fellow migrant transgender women have been gathering at their parish church to pray for Pope Francis as he continues to battle pneumonia in a Rome hospital, about an hour away from this modest seaside town.

Pope Francis was a frequent visitor to Rome long before he became pope. Now his favorite shops and artisans are pulling for him as he battles double pneumonia.

Italy isn’t the only place with awe-inspiring ruins from the Roman Empire. Avoid the crowds and see the broader picture of Roman history at these 10 destinations across Europe and northern Africa.

Italian Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Friday that European Union countries would have to respond individually to any trade tariffs imposed by the United States, rather than rely solely on a common EU response.

The Italian government has told judges at the European Union’s highest court that its transfers of migrants to asylum processing centers in Albania comply with EU and human rights laws