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 Italy must pay a total €10 million in compensation to over 350 people who were infected with various viruses through blood transfusions, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. https://www.thelocal.it/20160114/over-350-given-hiv-and-hepatitis-in-italy-transfusion-blunders Thu, 14 Jan 2016 15:08:40 +0100 over-350-given-hiv-and-hepatitis-in-italy-transfusion-blunders An Italian nun has alleged that she and her fellow sisters were encouraged to write their vows using their own blood, engage in self flagellation and eat expired food while cloistered at a convent in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160104/we-wrote-our-vows-in-blood-italian-nun Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:31:15 +0100 we-wrote-our-vows-in-blood-italian-nun A vial of dried blood supposedly belonging to the patron saint of Naples, Saint Januarius, has performed its yearly miracle: transforming itself into liquid in front of the gathered faithful. https://www.thelocal.it/20151217/naples-miracle-as-blood-melts-on-cue Thu, 17 Dec 2015 10:13:01 +0100 naples-miracle-as-blood-melts-on-cue The Morelli hospital in Italy's southern city of Reggio Calabria could face a lawsuit after staff refused to take blood from a stripper who had offered to make a donation. https://www.thelocal.it/20151006/italy-hospital-refuses-strippers-blood-donation Tue, 06 Oct 2015 14:19:14 +0200 italy-hospital-refuses-strippers-blood-donation Japanese director Takashi Miike, whose violent and often controversial films boast a huge cult following, will be awarded the 2014 Maverick Director Award at the Rome film festival, organisers said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140921/japans-controversial-miike-to-get-rome-film-award Sun, 21 Sep 2014 12:59:00 +0200 japans-controversial-miike-to-get-rome-film-award Italian police have recovered part of a religious relic stained with Polish pope John Paul II's blood that was thrown away by thieves thinking it worthless, the Italian press reported on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140201/police-find-john-paul-ii-relic-discarded-by-thieves Sat, 01 Feb 2014 19:22:00 +0100 police-find-john-paul-ii-relic-discarded-by-thieves Thieves accused of stealing a religious relic stained with Polish Pope John Paul II's blood threw it away thinking it worthless, Italian media said on Thursday, reporting the police had detained three people. https://www.thelocal.it/20140130/thieves-threw-away-john-paul-ii-relic-reports Thu, 30 Jan 2014 18:36:00 +0100 thieves-threw-away-john-paul-ii-relic-reports UPDATED: A religious relic stained with Polish pope John Paul II's blood has been stolen from a church in Italy, sparking a region-wide search with police and sniffer dogs. https://www.thelocal.it/20140127/tube-of-john-paul-iis-blood-stolen-in-italy Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:18:00 +0100 tube-of-john-paul-iis-blood-stolen-in-italy