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 From hospital fundraisers to paying for a family's groceries, here are some of the ways Italians have come up with to help each other during the coronavirus outbreak. https://www.thelocal.it/20200403/how-you-can-help-italy-during-the-coronavirus-crisis Fri, 03 Apr 2020 12:59:07 +0200 how-you-can-help-italy-during-the-coronavirus-crisis Lunch with George and Amal Clooney at their Italian villa? Here's how you can win an invite to die for. https://www.thelocal.it/20190531/join-amal-george-clooney-for-lunch-on-lake-como Fri, 31 May 2019 18:03:09 +0200 join-amal-george-clooney-for-lunch-on-lake-como If it’s your first Christmas in Italy, you don’t have to spend it alone. https://www.thelocal.it/20181219/volunteer-donate-charity-christmas-in-italy Wed, 19 Dec 2018 11:01:46 +0100 volunteer-donate-charity-christmas-in-italy The mayor of the northern Italian town of Como has passed a controversial measure banning begging or camping out in the historic centre. https://www.thelocal.it/20171220/northern-italian-mayor-como-bans-begging-homeless Wed, 20 Dec 2017 12:37:22 +0100 northern-italian-mayor-como-bans-begging-homeless For many of us, Christmas is a time of the year to indulge and treat ourselves, spending extra time with friends and family and tucking in to plenty of delicious food. https://www.thelocal.it/20171214/how-to-donate-your-time-or-money-across-italy-this-christmas Thu, 14 Dec 2017 13:20:28 +0100 how-to-donate-your-time-or-money-across-italy-this-christmas Young people in Italy are worse off than their parents or even grandparents, an anti-poverty charity said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20171117/young-italians-poverty Fri, 17 Nov 2017 18:52:14 +0100 young-italians-poverty Pope Francis may have been given a Lamborghini, but he won’t be driving it. https://www.thelocal.it/20171115/pope-francis-given-lamborghini-huracan Wed, 15 Nov 2017 12:34:52 +0100 pope-francis-given-lamborghini-huracan A survey by Italy's national association of notaries, which monitors charity donations in Italy, found that 32 million people donated to a cause in the last year. https://www.thelocal.it/20170913/italians-show-will-to-donate-billions-for-the-future Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:58:15 +0200 italians-show-will-to-donate-billions-for-the-future The "Pope Francis Launderette" opened its doors on Monday, offering the poor and homeless a chance to wash their clothes and bedding for free, the Vatican announced. https://www.thelocal.it/20170411/pope-francis-opens-free-launderette-for-romes-poor-and-homeless Tue, 11 Apr 2017 10:43:30 +0200 pope-francis-opens-free-launderette-for-romes-poor-and-homeless An Italian woman has paid up an astonishing €70,000 for the chance to dine with former premier and business mogul Silvio Berlusconi. https://www.thelocal.it/20170317/woman-buys-70000-lunch-with-berlusconi-to-aid-quake-victims Fri, 17 Mar 2017 10:45:41 +0100 woman-buys-70000-lunch-with-berlusconi-to-aid-quake-victims Fancy a lunch with Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media tycoon and disgraced ex-prime minister of Italy? You'll be helping the country's earthquake victims if you're ready to pay the price. https://www.thelocal.it/20170224/berlusconi-auctions-himself-off-as-a-lunch-date-to-help-earthquake-victims Fri, 24 Feb 2017 09:51:14 +0100 berlusconi-auctions-himself-off-as-a-lunch-date-to-help-earthquake-victims A McDonald's restaurant which was labelled "perverse" for opening in a Vatican-owned property, has revealed that it will give out thousands of free meals to the local homeless community. https://www.thelocal.it/20170112/controversial-vatican-mcdonalds-hands-out-free-meals-to-the-homeless Thu, 12 Jan 2017 10:52:05 +0100 controversial-vatican-mcdonalds-hands-out-free-meals-to-the-homeless A young girl has brought some early Christmas cheer to an earthquake-damaged town in central Italy by donating her pocket money and writing a touching note to its mayor. https://www.thelocal.it/20161123/girl-donates-pocket-money-to-earthquake-town Wed, 23 Nov 2016 10:30:42 +0100 girl-donates-pocket-money-to-earthquake-town A report by Catholic charity Caritas has revealed the characteristics of a 'typical' poor person in Italy, including a few surprising changes to the status quo. https://www.thelocal.it/20161018/for-the-first-time-the-younger-generation-is-italys-poorest Tue, 18 Oct 2016 19:09:35 +0200 for-the-first-time-the-younger-generation-is-italys-poorest Cars used by Pope Francis in Poland during the Catholic Church's World Youth Day festival went under the hammer Monday to raise funds for Syrian refugees. https://www.thelocal.it/20160927/pope-cars-auctioned-off-to-help-syrian-refugees Tue, 27 Sep 2016 19:19:49 +0200 pope-cars-auctioned-off-to-help-syrian-refugees The earthquake on Wednesday, which claimed the lives of at least 247 people, has had a devastating impact on four Italian towns. https://www.thelocal.it/20160825/italy-earthquake-heres-how-you-can-help Thu, 25 Aug 2016 15:08:29 +0200 italy-earthquake-heres-how-you-can-help Italy is set to become the second country in Europe to pass laws combatting food waste - a problem which costs the economy €12 billion each year. https://www.thelocal.it/20160314/italy-to-pass-new-laws-to-combat-12-billion-food-waste Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:56:01 +0100 italy-to-pass-new-laws-to-combat-12-billion-food-waste Dog-lovers in Italy have launched a social media campaign to save Toby, a dog who was twice rejected and has heart problems. https://www.thelocal.it/20160211/community-rally-round-toby-the-dog-with-a-broken-heart Thu, 11 Feb 2016 14:58:45 +0100 community-rally-round-toby-the-dog-with-a-broken-heart UPDATED: An Italian charity worker died after being shot by attackers in Dhaka on Monday, police said, amid heightened fears over security in Bangladesh. https://www.thelocal.it/20150928/italian-shot-dead-in-bangladesh-police Mon, 28 Sep 2015 19:37:55 +0200 italian-shot-dead-in-bangladesh-police Italy has the fourth largest share in Europe of the world’s richest 47 million people, according to a report from the British charity Oxfam. https://www.thelocal.it/20150126/million-people-in-italy-are-in-the-rich-one-percent-club Mon, 26 Jan 2015 12:13:00 +0100 million-people-in-italy-are-in-the-rich-one-percent-club