https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Fifteen prison officers in Italy are under investigation for allegedly torturing a Tunisian prisoner, Italian media said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190923/fifteen-italian-prison-officers-probed-for-alleged-torture Mon, 23 Sep 2019 11:17:00 +0200 fifteen-italian-prison-officers-probed-for-alleged-torture Italian police have arrested 18 people, including a mayor, doctors and social workers, for allegedly brainwashing vulnerable children into thinking their parents had abused them so they could then be sold to foster parents. https://www.thelocal.it/20190628/italian-police-uncover-gang-that-brainwashed-children-and-sold-them-to-foster-parents Fri, 28 Jun 2019 11:10:13 +0200 italian-police-uncover-gang-that-brainwashed-children-and-sold-them-to-foster-parents French prosecutors said Friday they had asked the Vatican to lift the diplomatic immunity of its envoy to France who is under investigation for alleged sexual assault. https://www.thelocal.it/20190316/france-demands-vatican-lift-envoys-immunity-over-abuse-probe Sat, 16 Mar 2019 09:46:35 +0100 france-demands-vatican-lift-envoys-immunity-over-abuse-probe Pope Francis on Thursday opened a landmark summit at the Vatican on fighting child sex abuse, saying that the world expected "concrete measures" on tackling paedophilia in the Catholic church. https://www.thelocal.it/20190221/pope-calls-for-concrete-measures-at-vaticans-landmark-summit-on-sex-abuse Thu, 21 Feb 2019 10:34:54 +0100 pope-calls-for-concrete-measures-at-vaticans-landmark-summit-on-sex-abuse Pope Francis's public admission that priests have used nuns as "sexual slaves" - and may still be doing so - marks a new chapter in the abuse crisis rocking the Catholic church. https://www.thelocal.it/20190208/nuns-sex-slaves-scandal-fresh-blow-to-catholic-church Fri, 08 Feb 2019 11:16:22 +0100 nuns-sex-slaves-scandal-fresh-blow-to-catholic-church A US man who says he was raped by a priest as a child announced Thursday he was suing the Vatican seeking the identification of accused clergy members worldwide. https://www.thelocal.it/20181005/abuse-victim-sues-vatican-in-bid-to-identify-predators Fri, 05 Oct 2018 12:00:00 +0200 abuse-victim-sues-vatican-in-bid-to-identify-predators Pope Francis has declined to comment on a claim that he ignored sexual abuse allegations against a senior clergyman amid speculation conservative elements in the Catholic hierarchy are using the issue to mount a "putsch" to remove the liberal pontiff. https://www.thelocal.it/20180828/pope-francis-silent-on-claim-he-ignored-abuse Tue, 28 Aug 2018 11:18:52 +0200 pope-francis-silent-on-claim-he-ignored-abuse The Vatican said on Saturday a monsignor who was a former advisor at its US embassy in Washington has been arrested on suspicion of watching child sex abuse. https://www.thelocal.it/20180408/vatican-arrests-ex-diplomat-in-child-sex-abuse-probe Sun, 08 Apr 2018 06:23:46 +0200 vatican-arrests-ex-diplomat-in-child-sex-abuse-probe The Vatican has removed the head of the Catholic Church in Guam from office after finding him guilty of sexual abuse. https://www.thelocal.it/20180317/vatican-removes-guam-bishop-for-sexual-abuse Sat, 17 Mar 2018 03:29:27 +0100 vatican-removes-guam-bishop-for-sexual-abuse As Pope Francis marks the fifth year of his papacy next week, the pontiff once hailed as a fearless reformer is under fire for his handling of the sex abuse scandals that have rocked the Roman Catholic Church. https://www.thelocal.it/20180311/five-years-on-pope-francis-under-fire-over-sex-abuse-scandals Sun, 11 Mar 2018 10:23:57 +0100 five-years-on-pope-francis-under-fire-over-sex-abuse-scandals Serie A club Verona have been fined €20,000 ($24,000) for racist chants by their fans toward Juventus midfielder Blaise Matuidi last weekend. https://www.thelocal.it/20180104/verona-fined-20000-for-matuidi-racist-abuse Thu, 04 Jan 2018 10:42:50 +0100 verona-fined-20000-for-matuidi-racist-abuse A panel advising Pope Francis on child protection has called on the Vatican to react "directly and compassionately" to letters from victims of clerical sex abuse, reviving an issue that unleashed a storm just weeks ago. https://www.thelocal.it/20170327/vatican-panel-urges-compassion-for-victims-of-abuse Mon, 27 Mar 2017 18:30:56 +0200 vatican-panel-urges-compassion-for-victims-of-abuse Marie Collins, an Irish survivor of clerical sex abuse, resigned on Wednesday from Pope Francis's child protection panel, accusing senior Vatican officials of "shameful" blocking of reforms approved by the pontiff. https://www.thelocal.it/20170302/sex-abuse-survivor-resigns-from-popes-child-protection-panel Thu, 02 Mar 2017 09:50:13 +0100 sex-abuse-survivor-resigns-from-popes-child-protection-panel A 64-year-old doctor from northern Italy faces four years in jail for sexual abuse for touching female patients' genitals. https://www.thelocal.it/20170227/italian-doctor-sentenced-to-jail-over-therapeutic-orgasms Mon, 27 Feb 2017 11:19:07 +0100 italian-doctor-sentenced-to-jail-over-therapeutic-orgasms A video of two Lidl employees tormenting women they had trapped in a recycling container has sparked debate over racism in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20170224/lidl-staff-lock-women-in-recycling-container Fri, 24 Feb 2017 14:53:50 +0100 lidl-staff-lock-women-in-recycling-container Italian paralympic fencing champion Beatrice Vio has taken legal action against an anonymous online sexual harassment campaign targeting her, it was reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170223/facebook-sexual-harassment-campaign-targets-italian-paralympic-champion Thu, 23 Feb 2017 10:08:17 +0100 facebook-sexual-harassment-campaign-targets-italian-paralympic-champion "If love is hurting you, you know where to get out," is the message Italy's police force shared on Valentine's Day, as part of their ongoing campaign to raise awareness of domestic violence. https://www.thelocal.it/20170214/italian-police-celebrate-valentines-with-anti-violence-campaign Tue, 14 Feb 2017 16:36:05 +0100 italian-police-celebrate-valentines-with-anti-violence-campaign Vatican finance chief George Pell on Thursday hit out at calls that he return to Australia to assist in a child sex probe into him, railing against "anti-religion" agendas. https://www.thelocal.it/20170209/pope-aide-pell-hits-out-at-anti-religion-agendas Thu, 09 Feb 2017 10:34:06 +0100 pope-aide-pell-hits-out-at-anti-religion-agendas November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, a day which is marked in Italy with a series of events and awareness campaigns, as well as government initiatives to tackle the problem. https://www.thelocal.it/20161125/116-women-have-been-murdered-in-italy-this-year-how-can-italy-tackle-gendered-violence Fri, 25 Nov 2016 16:40:55 +0100 116-women-have-been-murdered-in-italy-this-year-how-can-italy-tackle-gendered-violence Italian police on Thursday bluntly rejected a report by Amnesty International that they used beatings and electric shocks, potentially constituting 'torture', on migrants. https://www.thelocal.it/20161103/italian-police-deny-amnesty-charge-of-migrant-torture Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:51:44 +0100 italian-police-deny-amnesty-charge-of-migrant-torture