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 A group of lawyers in the northern Italian city of Ferrara have called on the presiding judge of the city’s court to reinstate crucifixes in the courtrooms. https://www.thelocal.it/20150403/ferrara-lawyers-want-crucifixes-back-in-court Fri, 03 Apr 2015 10:25:29 +0200 ferrara-lawyers-want-crucifixes-back-in-court An Italian teacher has been disciplined under fascist-era rules for removing a crucifix from the wall of his classroom in a move denounced on Monday as "stupefying" by campaigners for secular education. https://www.thelocal.it/20141215/fascist-law-used-against-teacher-in-crucifix-row Mon, 15 Dec 2014 17:30:00 +0100 fascist-law-used-against-teacher-in-crucifix-row The mayor of Padua, in north-east Italy, announced on social media that crucifixes must be hung on the walls of all schools and offices across the city. https://www.thelocal.it/20140626/mayor-makes-crucifixes-compulsory-in-schools Thu, 26 Jun 2014 10:00:00 +0200 mayor-makes-crucifixes-compulsory-in-schools An Italian man was crushed to death on Wednesday by a giant crucifix honouring John Paul II that collapsed during a ceremony ahead of the late pope's canonization. https://www.thelocal.it/20140424/man-crushed-to-death-by-giant-crucifix Thu, 24 Apr 2014 19:08:00 +0200 man-crushed-to-death-by-giant-crucifix