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 The Knights of Malta's sovereign council has officially accepted its chief's resignation, the Order said Saturday, following a month-long bitter power battle linked to a row over condoms. https://www.thelocal.it/20170129/knights-of-malta-accept-chief-resignation-over-condom-row Sun, 29 Jan 2017 10:57:38 +0100 knights-of-malta-accept-chief-resignation-over-condom-row The head of the Knights of Malta has resigned on the request of Pope Francis, the Order said on Wednesday, ending a bitter power battle linked to a row over condoms. https://www.thelocal.it/20170125/knights-of-malta-chief-resigns-in-condoms-row-with-pope Wed, 25 Jan 2017 10:03:15 +0100 knights-of-malta-chief-resigns-in-condoms-row-with-pope Pope Francis's duel with the Knights of Malta intensified on Tuesday as he backed an investigation into the ancient order, which has questioned the legitimacy and make-up of the panel carrying out the probe. https://www.thelocal.it/20170118/condom-row-between-pope-and-knights-of-malta-intensifies Wed, 18 Jan 2017 10:01:16 +0100 condom-row-between-pope-and-knights-of-malta-intensifies German customs officials have intercepted a package addressed to the Vatican containing 14 condoms filled with cocaine, a newspaper reported on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140323/cocaine-filled-condoms-addressed-to-the-vatican Sun, 23 Mar 2014 15:32:27 +0100 cocaine-filled-condoms-addressed-to-the-vatican A condom advertisement featuring part-naked men is causing a stir in the area of Casamassina in Bari. https://www.thelocal.it/20130724/condom-ad-causes-stir-in-bari Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:53:00 +0200 condom-ad-causes-stir-in-bari