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 An Italian bishop has threatened legal action against Pokemon Go, saying the "diabolical" game has turned its army of smartphone-wielding players into "walking dead", reports said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160818/italian-bishop-compares-diabolical-pokemon-go-to-nazism Thu, 18 Aug 2016 14:12:19 +0200 italian-bishop-compares-diabolical-pokemon-go-to-nazism A priest in northern Italy on Sunday told parishioners he was leaving the church to start a new life with a woman, with whom he is reportedly expecting a child. https://www.thelocal.it/20150126/italian-priest-abandons-church-for-love Mon, 26 Jan 2015 10:29:00 +0100 italian-priest-abandons-church-for-love A Kenyan Roman Catholic priest and four others were found guilty Tuesday of murdering an elderly Italian bishop in central Kenya almost a decade ago. https://www.thelocal.it/20141104/kenyan-priest-guilty-of-murdering-italian-bishop Tue, 04 Nov 2014 17:24:00 +0100 kenyan-priest-guilty-of-murdering-italian-bishop Pope Francis has formally accepted the resignation of Germany's controversial bishop of Limburg, the Vatican said in a statement on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140326/pope-accepts-resignation-of-german-bling-bishop Wed, 26 Mar 2014 13:23:00 +0100 pope-accepts-resignation-of-german-bling-bishop The Vatican has opened an investigation into a Chilean bishop for alleged sexual abuse, the local Church leadership said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140207/vatican-investigates-chilean-bishop-for-sex-abuse Fri, 07 Feb 2014 10:05:00 +0100 vatican-investigates-chilean-bishop-for-sex-abuse A big-spending Catholic bishop was called before Pope Francis on Monday, as speculation grows over whether he will be forced to resign for his high-roller lifestyle. https://www.thelocal.it/20131021/bling-bishop-meets-with-pope-for-crisis-talks Mon, 21 Oct 2013 16:48:31 +0200 bling-bishop-meets-with-pope-for-crisis-talks The news of a German bishop spending a whopping €31 million on revamping his home sparked furore last week. He might have sought redemption by flying to Rome for a summons with Pope Francis on Ryanair, but will this spell an end for the other extravagances within the church? The Local explores. https://www.thelocal.it/20131016/are-priests-and-nuns-extravagant-spenders Wed, 16 Oct 2013 19:00:00 +0200 are-priests-and-nuns-extravagant-spenders