Rome’s Colosseum glows pink for breast cancer prevention campaign

Loading the video No Comment Video. Rome’s Colosseum glows pink for breast cancer prevention campaign Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 23/09/2026 - 16:34 GMT+2 Rome’s Colosseum glowed pink for a breast cancer prevention campaign, hours before closing after a 22-year-old worker died installing new lights. The Colosseum in Rome was lit up in pink on Tuesday evening as part of a breast cancer prevention campaign. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Crowds gathered outside the ancient monument as messages promoting prevention, research and training were displayed on its walls, including 'prevention is our masterpiece'. The event marked the launch of the seventh edition of the national 'La prevenzione è il nostro capolavoro' campaign, organised by Komen Italia with Italy's Culture Ministry and, this year, the Health Ministry. The initiative promotes breast cancer prevention and early diagnosis ahead of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. The monument was later closed to the public on Wednesday after a 22-year-old worker died in a fall while installing a new lighting system. An investigation is under way. Italy Health Cancer Disease Prevention Top stories Now playing Next Rome’s Colosseum glows pink for breast cancer prevention campaign Now playing Next Watch: Six-year-old girl breaks women’s Rubik’s Cube world record Now playing Next Humanoid robots join dancers at WorldSkills opening in Shanghai Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | September 23rd, 2026 – Midday Now playing Next Pope Leo XIV gets the latte art treatment ahead of Latin America visit Now playing Next Alpaca migration: Woolly travellers make their way down from the Swiss Alps Now playing Next Lucas Museum opens in Los Angeles with Star Wars treasures on display Now playing Next Fuel taxes in Europe: Which country taxes petrol the most? Now playing Next Russians abroad voted overwhelmingly against Putin's party, polls show Now playing Next EU renews Russia sanctions but removes Usmanov at France's request Now playing Next Trump threatens to 'annihilate' Iran at UN, then confirms direct talks Now playing Next 'Made in Europe' battery rules could add €2,100 to electric car prices Now playing Next From Classical to Mugham: Montreux hosts Azerbaijan’s musical heritage Now playing Next From Tian Shan peaks to Silk Road history: A journey through Turkistan Now playing Next AI and ski to cruises and Gen Z: dnata’s CEO on the trends driving travel in the UAE and beyond Now playing Next Capturing the extremes: Meet the photographer that calls the top of Mount Fuji home ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No Comment Artists protest culture cuts with music, dance and puppets in Bogotá No Comment Robots dance their way to America’s Got Talent final with human partner No Comment Ancient Roman Pula transformed by contemporary light art No Comment Indian villagers stage ‘water funerals’ to protest river-linking project Europe News Von der Leyen says Hungary 'strengthened rule of law', unlocks €4.2bn in EU funding Tech News Alibaba’s AI push reaches deeper into Europe with new cloud regions and data centres Europe in Motion For the first time in a decade, more Europeans travel by train than by bus The Cube Fake videos spread fraud claims during German elections Europe Today EU-Morocco migration issue needs a ‘creative solution’, expert says Europe News Israel denounces 'grotesque absurdity' of French president's remarks on West Bank at UN Europe Today Europe Today: Trump sees Ukraine war ending soon as EU drops sanctions on two Russian oligarchs Europe News The Trump-Xi summit: Why Europe has so much at stake ADVERTISEMENT World El Niño transforms Atacama desert as thousands of hectares burst into bloom Europe News EU Commission rejects calls to delay phase-out of Chinese power inverters Ukraine Kyiv and Washington want war in Ukraine to end 'before winter,' Zelenskyy says Japan At least four dead and six missing in Japan day after Typhoon Dujuan made landfall USA Burnham touts 'good connection' with Trump as pair meet for first time in New York Iran Trump threatens to 'annihilate' Iran at UN, then confirms direct talks Europe Today 'Cherry-picking sanctions' risks 'normalising' Russia, Latvian PM says amid Usmanov row No Comment New Princess Diana memoir hits shelves amid royal tensions ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT