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 archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio has blamed Italy's economic crisis on abortions, while also describing the country's anti-homophobia law as a "crime against humanity". https://www.thelocal.it/20150204/archbishop-blames-italys-crisis-on-abortions Wed, 04 Feb 2015 11:03:00 +0100 archbishop-blames-italys-crisis-on-abortions A 38-year-old father of two from the town of Filadelfia, in the southern Italian region of Calabria has died after setting himself on fire on Easter Sunday. It's only the latest case of self-immolation to shock the country in recent months. https://www.thelocal.it/20140430/jobless-truck-driver-dies-after-setting-self-on-fire Wed, 30 Apr 2014 12:04:00 +0200 jobless-truck-driver-dies-after-setting-self-on-fire The number of Italians leaving their recession-hit country to seek work elsewhere rose sharply in 2012, while incoming migration levels dropped, official figures showed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140127/more-italians-flee-while-migration-to-italy-falls Mon, 27 Jan 2014 16:35:00 +0100 more-italians-flee-while-migration-to-italy-falls