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 Isabel and Federica are among the many Italians finally able to make their love official, thanks to the civil union bill this year which legalized same sex unions in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160928/former-nuns-to-tie-the-knot-in-civil-union Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:01:34 +0200 former-nuns-to-tie-the-knot-in-civil-union 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 nun has given birth in Italy after going to hospital with a stomach ache, a year after a similar case in a country still strongly influenced by the Catholic Church. https://www.thelocal.it/20150123/another-nun-gives-birth-in-italy Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:29:00 +0100 another-nun-gives-birth-in-italy UPDATED: Three elderly Italian nuns were raped and murdered in twin attacks in their convent in the capital of Burundi, police said Monday as a hunt was launched for their killers. https://www.thelocal.it/20140908/two-italian-nuns-killed-in-burundi-government Mon, 08 Sep 2014 11:12:00 +0200 two-italian-nuns-killed-in-burundi-government A religious community in Italy said on Friday that it will not be offering shelter to the former wife of notorious Belgian child killer Marc Dutroux who was herself convicted but has been let out on parole. https://www.thelocal.it/20140110/italian-community-turns-down-belgian-paedophiles-ex-wife Fri, 10 Jan 2014 15:35:00 +0100 italian-community-turns-down-belgian-paedophiles-ex-wife The former wife of Belgium's notorious serial child killer and paedophile Marc Dutroux is seeking refuge with a religious community on the outskirts of Florence, press reports said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140109/belgian-child-killers-wife-seeks-italy-refuge Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:39:00 +0100 belgian-child-killers-wife-seeks-italy-refuge A man attempted to steal over €1,000 from a convent in the Genoa area, but failed to take into account the quick reaction of the nuns. https://www.thelocal.it/20140107/nuns-thwart Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:01:00 +0100 nuns-thwart