San Giovanni Square

Hundreds of thousands of Italians gathered in Rome Saturday to demonstrate against gay unions and the teaching of gender theories in schools, as Prime Minister Matteo Renzi tries to push a civil union bill through parliament.

Thousands of people took to the streets of Rome on Saturday for an anti-austerity protest, with a massive security presence amid fears of clashes.

Hundreds of thousands of Italians gathered in Rome Saturday to demonstrate against gay unions and the teaching of gender theories in schools, as Prime Minister Matteo Renzi tries to push a civil union bill through parliament.

Thousands of people took to the streets of Rome on Saturday for an anti-austerity protest, with a massive security presence amid fears of clashes.