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 Top Italian chef Massimo Bottura, whose Osteria Francescana was named the world's best restaurant last year, is in talks to open a community kitchen in Paris that would serve the homeless and other people in need. https://www.thelocal.it/20171229/top-italian-chef-to-open-community-kitchen-in-paris Fri, 29 Dec 2017 10:02:20 +0100 top-italian-chef-to-open-community-kitchen-in-paris Since the 1970s, wealthy Italians have brought Filipino workers into their homes to help with domestic chores. So much so, Italy now has one of the largest Filipino communities in the world. But the children of Filipino immigrants complicate matters, according to an investigation. https://www.thelocal.it/20150819/italys-neglected-immigrant-children Wed, 19 Aug 2015 12:10:53 +0200 italys-neglected-immigrant-children A transsexual Spanish man met with the Pope over the weekend, it emerged on Tuesday, according to Spanish press reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20150127/transsexual-meets-with-pope-at-the-vatican Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:48:00 +0100 transsexual-meets-with-pope-at-the-vatican Italy is unlikely to witness gay footballers from publicly revealing their sexuality because of homophobic attitudes in the country's professional leagues, said Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis. https://www.thelocal.it/20141016/italian-football-gays-wont-come-out-says-roma-keeper Thu, 16 Oct 2014 17:34:00 +0200 italian-football-gays-wont-come-out-says-roma-keeper Enrico, who was orphaned at the age of 14, has been living inside the bridge in Bagnoli-Fuorigrotta, near Naples, for the last 15 years, according to a report in Il Mattino. https://www.thelocal.it/20130626/my-home-is-my-castle Wed, 26 Jun 2013 12:18:00 +0200 my-home-is-my-castle