The Local Italy 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 says abortion is like hiring 'contract killer' Pope Francis on Wednesday compared having an abortion to hiring a "contract killer". https://www.thelocal.it/20181010/pope-francis-says-abortion-is-like-hiring-contract-killer Wed, 10 Oct 2018 13:47:41 +0200 pope-francis-says-abortion-is-like-hiring-contract-killer What did you think of the Pope's rabbit rant? Earlier this week, Pope Francis said that being a good Catholic does not mean you have to "breed like rabbits" and appealed to the world’s Catholics to be more responsible when it comes to parenting. The Local asked people in Italy, where the birth rate continues to dwindle, what they thought. https://www.thelocal.it/20150122/what-do-you-think-of-the-popes-rabbit-rant Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:26:00 +0100 what-do-you-think-of-the-popes-rabbit-rant Pope calls for 'justice' for Catholic divorcees Pope Francis on Monday called for "another way" of treating divorcees who remarry - a thorny issue since Catholics who wed a second time are currently not allowed to receive Holy Communion at mass. https://www.thelocal.it/20130917/pope-calls-for-justice-for-catholic-divorcees Tue, 17 Sep 2013 09:58:44 +0200 pope-calls-for-justice-for-catholic-divorcees