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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano attends a ceremony at the Altare della Patria (The tomb of the Unknown Soldier) in Rome.
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Roman firm Gammarelli prepare for the next Pope by tailoring robes, skullcaps and shoes for the next Catholic leader. The tailor has dressed every pope since 1922.
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In Rome, director Quentin Tarantino and the cast, without Leonardo DiCaprio, of the new film Django Unchained attend the premiere. Django pays homage to the history of American slavery and is to be released on January 17, 2013.
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The 7th Rome Film Festival will confer its Lifetime Achievement Award to Quentin Tarantino, who receives the award at the gala screening of the new film he wrote and directed, called 'Django Unchained'.
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President Mahmoud Abbas is in Rome to thank Italian authorities for supporting Palestine's successful bid for UN non-member observer status.
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Even St. Peter's Square has finally turned on it Christmas tree, which is erected near the obelisk. The tree is a 24-meter white spruce donated this year from the small town of Molise Pescopennataro.
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The "third millennium fascists" protest against austerity and present their far right political program for the upcoming local and regional elections in Rome and Lazio.
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UK PM David Cameron flew to Rome to meet his Italian counterpart, Mario Monti, after the latter attacked moves by the UK and others to block EU funds for Italy's earthquake victims.
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