People applying for Italian citizenship by descent in 2025 will have to pay twice the previous fee to file their requests ...

Italian bureaucracy is notoriously complex, but as an increasing number of processes move online, there are some digital ...

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Pope Francis celebrates the Holy mass of the Epiphany in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Photo: Andreas SOLARO/AFP. While stressing the need for celibacy, the Italian Bishops' Conference ...

New rules coming into force in January will require people applying for Italian long-term visas to have their fingerprints ...

Smokers in Milan risk being fined up to €240 for lighting up in streets and crowded public areas after Italy's toughest ...

Americans in Italy could soon be able to choose between citizenship-based taxation and residence-based taxation. Photo: Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash In December, US representative Darin LaHood, a Republican ...

Literally meaning ‘to knock with your feet’, bussare coi piedi is a common saying in several parts of central and southern Italy. The expression is used to lightheartedly encourage someone not to show ...

At least 20 people missing after migrant shipwreck off Lampedusa island, over 300 people injured in New Year’s Eve fireworks ...

New Year’s Eve is sometimes referred to as the 'festa di San Silvestro’ in Italy. But who was Saint Sylvester and how did his ...

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni gestures during her annual press conference in Rome on January 9th, 2025. Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday denied ...