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 With Italian lessons and strolls around Rome, the 12 Syrian asylum seekers Pope Francis brought back with him from Lesbos are settling into new lives, their hosts said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160418/popes-refugee-families-settle-into-roman-life Mon, 18 Apr 2016 16:50:47 +0200 popes-refugee-families-settle-into-roman-life Two Italian aid workers abducted in northern Syria last summer arrived on Friday in Rome, where they were welcomed with "relief" a day after their release. https://www.thelocal.it/20150116/freed-italian-aid-workers-arrive-in-rome Fri, 16 Jan 2015 08:55:00 +0100 freed-italian-aid-workers-arrive-in-rome Two Italian women aid workers abducted in Syria last summer have been released, the Italian government said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150115/italy-aid-workers-held-in-syria-freed Thu, 15 Jan 2015 20:47:00 +0100 italy-aid-workers-held-in-syria-freed Giuliano Scarpellini was surprised to find a postcard addressed to his dead father amongst his morning mail, before realizing the holiday greetings were sent 51 years ago. https://www.thelocal.it/20130903/italian-postcard-delivered-51-years-late-or-dead-man-gets-postcard-51-years-late Tue, 03 Sep 2013 18:53:00 +0200 italian-postcard-delivered-51-years-late-or-dead-man-gets-postcard-51-years-late