Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy

Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy

A rainy day at the Spanish Steps, a famous 135-step Baroque staircase in the Piazza di Spagna, in Rome, Italy on Thursday, October 30, 2025. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy

Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy

A rainy day at the Spanish Steps, a famous 135-step Baroque staircase in the Piazza di Spagna, in Rome, Italy on Thursday, October 30, 2025. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Rome, Piazza di Spagna, celebration of the Immaculate Conception presided over by Pope Leo XIV, on December 8, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Stefano Carofei/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Rome, Piazza di Spagna, celebration of the Immaculate Conception presided over by Pope Leo XIV, on December 8, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Stefano Carofei/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Rome, Piazza di Spagna, celebration of the Immaculate Conception presided over by Pope Leo XIV. , on December 8, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Stefano Carofei/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Rome, Piazza di Spagna, celebration of the Immaculate Conception presided over by Pope Leo XIV. , on December 8, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Stefano Carofei/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Rome, Piazza di Spagna, celebration of the Immaculate Conception presided over by Pope Leo XIV, on December 8, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Stefano Carofei/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Rome, Piazza di Spagna, celebration of the Immaculate Conception presided over by Pope Leo XIV. , on December 8, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Stefano Carofei/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Rome, Piazza di Spagna, celebration of the Immaculate Conception presided over by Pope Leo XIV. , on December 8, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Stefano Carofei/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Rome, Piazza di Spagna, celebration of the Immaculate Conception presided over by Pope Leo XIV, on December 8, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Stefano Carofei/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Rome, Piazza di Spagna, celebration of the Immaculate Conception presided over by Pope Leo XIV, on December 8, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Stefano Carofei/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Rome, Piazza di Spagna, celebration of the Immaculate Conception presided over by Pope Leo XIV, on December 8, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Stefano Carofei/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Matteo Pernaselci/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV greets Roberto Gualtieri, mayor of Rome, before paying homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Mario Tomassetti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Italy: Violence Erupts at Milan Pro-Gaza Protest, Dozens Injured, Arrests Made

A pro-Palestine protest in Milan on Monday, September 22, turned violent upon reaching Centrale station. While the march began peacefully with tens of thousands of participants, a small group of masked agitators attacked police, breaking glass, throwing objects, and even using fire hoses against officers. Around 60 police officers were injured, 23 requiring hospitalization, and eight protesters were detained. The violence disrupted train services for hours. Similar tensions occurred in Brescia, Torino, Bologna, and Marghera, with arrests and clashes reported. Authorities and politicians condemned the violence as unjustifiable and unrelated to the solidarity message of the protest.

Illustration - Surtourisme

Illustration - Surtourisme

ITALY, ROME, SPANISH STEPS (PIAZZA DI SPAGNA) AND VIA DEI CONDOTTI (LUXURY SHOPPING DISTRICT) Photo by Alizee Palomba/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Heatwave Hits Rome - Italy

Heatwave Hits Rome - Italy

A tourist eats a gelato near Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy, June 27, 2025. Italy's Health Ministry has issued consecutive red alert heat warnings for dozens of major cities across the country, beginning June 27 and continuing through the weekend. Photo by Li Jing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

File - Pope Jean Paul II

File - Pope Jean Paul II

File photo dated December 8, 2004. A frail Pope John Paul II pays homage to the Virgin Mary as Immaculate Conception is celebrated in Rome's Piazza di Spagna. Rome. Italy. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

ITALY-ROME-HEATWAVE-TOURISM

ITALY-ROME-HEATWAVE-TOURISM

(240715) -- ROME, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists visit Piazza di Spagna amid a heatwave in Rome, Italy, July 14, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Jing)

Kenya: Evacuations Ordered As Major Flooding Continues To Hit Country

Floods and landslides across Kenya have killed more than a hundred, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without their homes as heavy rains continued to hit. The government ordered people living near 178 dams and reservoirs to evacuate on Thursday, May 2.

Pope Francis Pray In Front Of Virgin Mary Statue - Rome

Pope Francis Pray In Front Of Virgin Mary Statue - Rome

Pope Francis prays in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary near Piazza di Spagna in central Rome, Italy, for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, on December 08, 2023. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/Hans Lucas/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Pray In Front Of Virgin Mary Statue - Rome

Pope Francis Pray In Front Of Virgin Mary Statue - Rome

Pope Francis prays in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary near Piazza di Spagna in central Rome, Italy, for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, on December 08, 2023. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/Hans Lucas/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Pray In Front Of Virgin Mary Statue - Rome

Pope Francis Pray In Front Of Virgin Mary Statue - Rome

Pope Francis prays in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary near Piazza di Spagna in central Rome, Italy, for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, on December 08, 2023. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/Hans Lucas/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Pray In Front Of Virgin Mary Statue - Rome

Pope Francis Pray In Front Of Virgin Mary Statue - Rome

Pope Francis prays in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary near Piazza di Spagna in central Rome, Italy, for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, on December 08, 2023. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/Hans Lucas/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Pray In Front Of Virgin Mary Statue - Rome

Pope Francis Pray In Front Of Virgin Mary Statue - Rome

Pope Francis prays in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary near Piazza di Spagna in central Rome, Italy, for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, on December 08, 2023. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/Hans Lucas/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Pray In Front Of Virgin Mary Statue - Rome

Pope Francis Pray In Front Of Virgin Mary Statue - Rome

Pope Francis prays in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary near Piazza di Spagna in central Rome, Italy, for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, on December 08, 2023. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/Hans Lucas/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Pray In Front Of Virgin Mary Statue - Rome

Pope Francis Pray In Front Of Virgin Mary Statue - Rome

Pope Francis prays in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary near Piazza di Spagna in central Rome, Italy, for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, on December 08, 2023. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/Hans Lucas/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Pray In Front Of Virgin Mary Statue - Rome

Pope Francis Pray In Front Of Virgin Mary Statue - Rome

Pope Francis prays in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary near Piazza di Spagna in central Rome, Italy, for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, on December 08, 2023. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/Hans Lucas/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Pray In Front Of Virgin Mary Statue - Rome

Pope Francis Pray In Front Of Virgin Mary Statue - Rome

Pope Francis prays in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary near Piazza di Spagna in central Rome, Italy, for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, on December 08, 2023. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/Hans Lucas/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Pray In Front Of Virgin Mary Statue - Rome

Pope Francis Pray In Front Of Virgin Mary Statue - Rome

Pope Francis prays in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary near Piazza di Spagna in central Rome, Italy, for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, on December 08, 2023. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/Hans Lucas/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

ITALY-ROME-HEAT WAVE

ITALY-ROME-HEAT WAVE

(230718) -- ROME, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A boy refreshes himself with the water from the Barcaccia Fountain in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy, on July 18, 2023. The maximum temperature in Rome exceeded 41 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

ITALY-ROME-HEATWAVE

ITALY-ROME-HEATWAVE

(230710) -- ROME, July 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man refreshes himself with water from the Barcaccia Fountain in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy, on July 10, 2023. Rome and other cities across Italy were put on red alert on Monday as the country was bracing for an intense heatwave that meteorologists said was likely to break records. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

ITALY-ROME-HEATWAVE

ITALY-ROME-HEATWAVE

(230710) -- ROME, July 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man gets water from the Barcaccia Fountain in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy, on July 10, 2023. Rome and other cities across Italy were put on red alert on Monday as the country was bracing for an intense heatwave that meteorologists said was likely to break records. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

ITALY-ROME-SUMMER

ITALY-ROME-SUMMER

(230707) -- ROME, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist refreshes herself with the water of the Barcaccia Fountain in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy, on July 7, 2023. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

ITALY-ROME-SUMMER

ITALY-ROME-SUMMER

(230707) -- ROME, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist refreshes herself with the water of the Barcaccia Fountain in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy, on July 7, 2023. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

ITALY-ROME-NEW YEAR

ITALY-ROME-NEW YEAR

(221230) -- ROME, Dec. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Holiday lights are seen at the Piazza di Spagna ahead of the New Year in Rome, Italy, Dec. 25, 2022. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

ITALY-ROME-WARM HOLIDAY SEASON

ITALY-ROME-WARM HOLIDAY SEASON

(221226) -- ROME, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists pose for photos at the Piazza di Spagna on Christmas Day in Rome, Italy, on Dec. 25, 2022. Italy is expected to have its warmest holiday season in at least 50 years, according to meteorologists, more anomalous weather in a year filled with unusual weather patterns. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

Rome's Piazza di Spagna

Rome's Piazza di Spagna

ROME, Italy - Tourists eat Panini at Piazza di Spagna, a popular tourist spot in Rome, on Oct. 25, 2012, despite a local ordinance prohibiting eating near historical buildings.