From hospital fundraisers to paying for a family's groceries, here are some of the ways Italians have come up with to help each other during the coronavirus outbreak.
For many of us, Christmas is a time of the year to indulge and treat ourselves, spending extra time with friends and family and tucking in to plenty of delicious food.
A survey by Italy's national association of notaries, which monitors charity donations in Italy, found that 32 million people donated to a cause in the last year.
The "Pope Francis Launderette" opened its doors on Monday, offering the poor and homeless a chance to wash their clothes and bedding for free, the Vatican announced.
Fancy a lunch with Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media tycoon and disgraced ex-prime minister of Italy? You'll be helping the country's earthquake victims if you're ready to pay the price.
A McDonald's restaurant which was labelled "perverse" for opening in a Vatican-owned property, has revealed that it will give out thousands of free meals to the local homeless community.
A young girl has brought some early Christmas cheer to an earthquake-damaged town in central Italy by donating her pocket money and writing a touching note to its mayor.
A report by Catholic charity Caritas has revealed the characteristics of a 'typical' poor person in Italy, including a few surprising changes to the status quo.
Cars used by Pope Francis in Poland during the Catholic Church's World Youth Day festival went under the hammer Monday to raise funds for Syrian refugees.
UPDATED: An Italian charity worker died after being shot by attackers in Dhaka on Monday, police said, amid heightened fears over security in Bangladesh.
Italian violinist Sara Michieletto, 41, went from playing sold-out concerts at world-famous venues to performing to Indonesian street children. The Local finds out more about how she made the transition.
Radio listeners in northern Italy are being given the chance to work with a team of DJs from Radio Number One for the day, with all proceeds from the eBay auction going towards building a new hospital for children suffering from leukaemia.
A €2,000 reward will be paid to the person who catches the Via Stamen “cat killer” in Foggia. Tests proved the cats were killed by "poisoned meatballs".
