Humanitarian
Rome marks World Food Day 2018
King of Lesotho and Queen Letizia of Spain at FAO in Rome.The global World Food Day is being marked at Rome's United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on 16 October.FAO Goodwill Ambassa...
Rome city council votes to close women's shelter
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi heckled at Race for the Cure launch.Rome's Casa Internazionale delle Donne is facing eviction after the city administration of the anti-establishment Movimento 5 Stelle voted...
Fundraiser for catering project by Syrian refugees in Rome
Hummustown offers Syrian cuisine while helping Rome's Syrian refugees.Fundraising efforts are underway to support Hummustown, a Rome-based initiative to give Syrian refugees economic independence by c...
Christmas appeal for Rome’s refugees
Rome's Joel Nafuma Refugee Center holds Christmas appeal until 18 December.
The Joel Nafuma Refugee Center (JNRC) at the American Episcopal Church of Rome, St Paul’s Within the Walls, is holding its...
Rome installation highlights violence against women
Installation in central Rome represents female victims of violence.
100 white silhouettes have been installed in Rome's Piazza S. Marco, just off Piazza Venezia in the city centre, to mark the Intern...
Rome marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Non Una di Meno demonstration in central Rome on 25 November.
Numerous initiatives are being held in Rome and around the world to mark the United Nations-backed International Day for the Elimination...
Rome women's shelter risks eviction
Casa Internazionale delle Donne has 30 days to pay €833K debt.
Rome's Casa Internazionale delle Donne has been given 30 days to pay the city a back-rent of €833,000 to the administration of mayor Vir...
World Food Day in Rome on 16 October
Pope Francis and G7 agriculture ministers convene at FAO.
Pope Francis joins several G7 agriculture ministers and the European commissioner for agriculture and rural development Phil Hogan to mark W...
Clashes between police and evicted migrants in central Rome
Police use water cannon against evicted migrants near Rome's Termini station.
A major clean-up is underway in Rome's Piazza dell'Indipendenza on 24 August after six hours of clashes between riot poli...
Pope’s Laundry opens for the homeless
Free laundry facilities for Rome's homeless at Genti di Pace complex.
A laundry providing free services to Rome's homeless and poor people was opened on 10 April at the Genti di Pace complex operat...
Anti-Trump protests outside US embassy in Rome
Sit-in and vigil on Via Veneto in protest over Trump travel ban.
Two separate protests against President Donald Trump's order restricting entry into the US took place outside the US embassy on Rome...
McDonalds at St Peter's to feed homeless
Fast food giant teams up with Vatican to provide homeless with free meals.
The McDonald's fast-food outlet near St Peter's Square is to distribute more than 1,000 free meals to local homeless peopl...
Christmas appeal for Rome’s refugees
Joel Nafuma Refugees Center Christmas appeal.
The Joel Nafuma Refugee Center (JNRC) at the American Episcopal Church of Rome, St Paul’s Within the Walls, is holding its annual Christmas Gift Bag Ap...
Rome fundraiser for Syrian refugees
Rome charities R(home) for Refugees and Levantiamo serve Syrian dinner.
Rome-based charity R(home) for Refugees (RfR) is hosting a benefit night for refugees in Rome and Syria on Saturday 3 Decembe...
Pope visits earthquake-hit Amatrice
Pope Francis makes surprise visit to north Lazio town ravaged by earthquake.
Pope Francis made a surprise visit to the north Lazio town of Amatrice devastated by the 6.2-magnitude earthquake on 24...
World Refugee Day in Rome on 20 June
Annual international event comes as refugee crisis escalates in Italy.
On 15 June, five days before World Refugee Day, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) announced that more than 3,...
Wall of Kindness in Rome
Rome’s first Wall of Kindness designed to help the less fortunate.
Students from Rome's Marymount International School are creating a “Wall of Kindness”, where visitors can donate clothes to the le...
Help for Rome’s homeless
British volunteer provides meals for Italy’s refugees.
In early September, the strength of a tragic and powerful photo of a solitary, drowned child face-down on a Turkish beach shocked pe...
Unaccompanied children in Italy total over 10,000
Better protection for foreign minors necessary.
According to latest figures presented by Italy's ministry of the interior 14,109 foreign minors have landed in Italy so far this year. Of these 10,32...
Rakin's story
How an Afghan refugee found kindness at Rome's Joel Nafuma Refugee Center.
My name is Rakin and I am a refugee. It is difficult for me to share my story, but I feel it’s important because I want ot...
