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 Up to 50 witnesses could be called to a hearing in March to determine if there is enough evidence for Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell to stand trial on sex abuse charges, a court heard on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20171006/up-to-50-witnesses-for-cardinal-pell-sex-abuse-hearing Fri, 06 Oct 2017 10:53:37 +0200 up-to-50-witnesses-for-cardinal-pell-sex-abuse-hearing Vatican finance chief George Pell on Thursday hit out at calls that he return to Australia to assist in a child sex probe into him, railing against "anti-religion" agendas. https://www.thelocal.it/20170209/pope-aide-pell-hits-out-at-anti-religion-agendas Thu, 09 Feb 2017 10:34:06 +0100 pope-aide-pell-hits-out-at-anti-religion-agendas Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell admitted on Monday the Catholic Church "mucked up" in dealing with paedophile priests and vowed he would not "defend the indefensible" before an Australian inquiry. https://www.thelocal.it/20160229/church-mucked-up-with-paedophile-priests-vatican-finance-chief Mon, 29 Feb 2016 09:27:52 +0100 church-mucked-up-with-paedophile-priests-vatican-finance-chief Survivors of abuse by Catholic clergy in Australia were on Friday set to travel to Rome to hear evidence from Cardinal George Pell, but denied there was a "witch hunt" against the Vatican finance chief. https://www.thelocal.it/20160226/child-abuse-victims-head-to-rome-for-pell-hearing Fri, 26 Feb 2016 08:55:36 +0100 child-abuse-victims-head-to-rome-for-pell-hearing Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell on Friday dismissed accusations he sexually abused boys during his time as a priest which are reportedly being investigated by Australian police. https://www.thelocal.it/20160219/vatican-finance-chief-denies-abusing-children Fri, 19 Feb 2016 18:13:21 +0100 vatican-finance-chief-denies-abusing-children The Holy See's accounts remained in the red in 2014 but showed more than €1 billion in previously off-the-books assets, a statement said on Thursday, following a drive to clean up the Vatican's finances. https://www.thelocal.it/20150717/vatican-funds-boosted-by-newly-declared-assets Fri, 17 Jul 2015 10:05:10 +0200 vatican-funds-boosted-by-newly-declared-assets Anyone who dares to approach actor George Clooney’s two Lake Como homes will be fined up to €500. https://www.thelocal.it/20150407/fans-to-be-fined-500-for-snooping-on-clooney Tue, 07 Apr 2015 14:57:04 +0200 fans-to-be-fined-500-for-snooping-on-clooney George Clooney's Lebanese father-in-law said on Sunday that his daughter Amal Alamuddin's wedding to the Hollywood heartthrob was "very good news" for the turmoil-ridden Middle East. https://www.thelocal.it/20140929/clooney-wedding-is-good-news-for-middle-east Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:29:00 +0200 clooney-wedding-is-good-news-for-middle-east Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney and Lebanese-British lawyer Amal Alamuddin married in Venice on Saturday in one of the most high-profile celebrity weddings in years. https://www.thelocal.it/20140928/clooney-ties-knot-in-star-studded-venice-bash Sun, 28 Sep 2014 12:07:00 +0200 clooney-ties-knot-in-star-studded-venice-bash George Clooney said goodbye to bachelorhood in Venice on Friday with a stag party at his favourite restaurant with a host of Hollywood chums. https://www.thelocal.it/20140927/tequila-and-cigars-clooneys-venice-stag-party Sat, 27 Sep 2014 13:09:00 +0200 tequila-and-cigars-clooneys-venice-stag-party George Clooney's getting married and Brad Pitt is coming to town, but nothing could quell the grumbles of some Venetians ahead of the actor's big day, with one slamming him for "coming here with all his nice money while we can't find jobs." https://www.thelocal.it/20140926/venice-grumbles-over-lavish-clooney-nuptials Fri, 26 Sep 2014 10:29:00 +0200 venice-grumbles-over-lavish-clooney-nuptials