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 Pope Francis warned on Saturday against populism, saying it could lead to the election of "saviours" like Hitler. https://www.thelocal.it/20170122/pope-warns-against-populism-and-saviours-like-hitler Sun, 22 Jan 2017 10:03:37 +0100 pope-warns-against-populism-and-saviours-like-hitler A rightwing Italian newspaper, owned by Silvio Berlusconi's brother, was today giving away free copies of Adolf Hitler’s anti-Semitic manifesto Mein Kampf in a move which sparked both shock and condemnation. https://www.thelocal.it/20160611/berlusconi-paper-gives-away-hitlers-mein-kampf Sat, 11 Jun 2016 16:52:27 +0200 berlusconi-paper-gives-away-hitlers-mein-kampf A rival politician who called the leader of Italy's Lega Nord a Nazi did not commit a crime in doing so, ruled a judge on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160513/its-not-a-crime-to-call-a-politician-a-nazi-rules-italian-judge Fri, 13 May 2016 17:10:18 +0200 its-not-a-crime-to-call-a-politician-a-nazi-rules-italian-judge A provocative statue of the German dictator Adolf Hitler by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan has sold at auction for €15.1 million. https://www.thelocal.it/20160510/italian-artist-flogs-controversial-hitler-statue-for-151-million Tue, 10 May 2016 14:09:41 +0200 italian-artist-flogs-controversial-hitler-statue-for-151-million Supporters of Adolf Hitler in Milan emblazoned the city with posters of the German dictator over the weekend in honour of his 125th birthday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140422/hitlers-birthday-celebrated-in-milan Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:40:00 +0200 hitlers-birthday-celebrated-in-milan The Italian farmers union behind a 'Hitler Prize' for the person who "distinguishes themselves in their work with animals" has said that the award will be presented by Italian-Jewish actor Emilio Gobbi later this month. https://www.thelocal.it/20131113/italian-jewish-actor-to-present-hitler-prize Wed, 13 Nov 2013 16:23:00 +0100 italian-jewish-actor-to-present-hitler-prize An Italian trade union's 'Hitler Prize' for the "person who has distinguished themselves in their work with animals" is a disturbing sign of "creeping Nazism" in the country, Italy's only female rabbi has told The Local. https://www.thelocal.it/20131108/outcry-sparked-over-hitler-animal-prize Fri, 08 Nov 2013 17:45:00 +0100 outcry-sparked-over-hitler-animal-prize Italy's former premier Silvio Berlusconi, who blames his tax fraud conviction on persecution by magistrates, says his children "feel like the Jews under Hitler." https://www.thelocal.it/20131106/berlusconi-my-children-feel-like-the-jews-under-hitler Wed, 06 Nov 2013 15:35:00 +0100 berlusconi-my-children-feel-like-the-jews-under-hitler