The ruling follows two verdicts in one day for gay fathers last week, which were the first of their kind in Italy.
The first of the cases, published on Wednesday, saw a Florence court regonise the adoption of two brothers by a gay couple.
The brothers were adopted in Britain by an Italian couple who have lived abroad for several years, but have family in Tuscany.
The court ordered the transcription in Italy of a ruling by a British court, thus recognising the couple’s status as the children's fathers and their Italian citizenship.
In the second case, the same court recognised the adoption of a baby girl by two fathers.
The couple, an Italian and an American, lived in New York, where they adopted their daughter who is now two years old.
The little girl’s status as their daughter and an Italian citizen has also been recognised.
Not everybody is pleased with the country’s progress in relation to same-sex rights.
A pro-life association close to the Italian Bishops Conference (CEI) reacted by saying "our parliament is no longer sovereign".
Science and Life head Alberto Gambino said "Italy is abdicating its democratic values and is introducing into its law cultures and references that are not a part of our public laws".
With ANSA
