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 Pope Francis on Saturday issued a rallying cry to protect memory at the Armenian genocide memorial in Yerevan, on day two of a trip likely to stir tensions with Turkey. https://www.thelocal.it/20160625/pope-visits-armenian-genocide-memorial Sat, 25 Jun 2016 17:53:17 +0200 pope-visits-armenian-genocide-memorial Pope Francis uttered the word "genocide" on Sunday to describe the mass murder of Armenians 100 years ago, sparking fury from Turkey which slammed the term as "far from historical reality". https://www.thelocal.it/20150413/popes-armenian-genocide-speech-sparks-row-with-turkey Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:20:16 +0200 popes-armenian-genocide-speech-sparks-row-with-turkey UPDATE: Pope Francis used the word "genocide" on Sunday to describe the 1915 mass murder of Armenians in a move likely to severely strain diplomatic ties with Turkey. https://www.thelocal.it/20150411/pope-on-diplomatic-tightrope-with-armenian-mass Sat, 11 Apr 2015 14:57:19 +0200 pope-on-diplomatic-tightrope-with-armenian-mass