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 One-legged Italian to swim Florida-Cuba in world first Salvatore Cimmino is bidding to become the first person to complete a 166km uninterrupted swim From Florida to Cuba. As if that weren't impressive enough, he only has one leg. https://www.thelocal.it/20160405/one-legged-italian-gears-up-for-recordbreaking-sea-swim Tue, 05 Apr 2016 17:39:55 +0200 one-legged-italian-gears-up-for-recordbreaking-sea-swim Pope and Patriarch meet first time in 1,000 years Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill called in a historic meeting Friday for restored Christian unity and urgent action to help Christians threatened by violence in the Middle East. https://www.thelocal.it/20160213/pope-and-patriarch-meet-first-time-in-1000-yrs Sat, 13 Feb 2016 14:31:23 +0100 pope-and-patriarch-meet-first-time-in-1000-yrs Italian PM visits Cuba in a historic first Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi arrived in Cuba on Wednesday for the first-ever visit by an Italian head of government, seeking a trade foothold as the communist island renews ties with the US and Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20151029/italian-pm-visits-cuba-in-historic-first Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:31:51 +0100 italian-pm-visits-cuba-in-historic-first '70 percent of Americans approve of Pope Francis' Seven out of ten Americans have a favourable impression of Pope Francis, though they have a less positive view of the Catholic Church as a whole, a new poll released Sunday showed. https://www.thelocal.it/20150920/seven-out-of-ten-americans-have-favorable-view-of-pope-francispoll Sun, 20 Sep 2015 20:09:22 +0200 seven-out-of-ten-americans-have-favorable-view-of-pope-francispoll