The Local Italy 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 Jobless filmmaker roams Turin dressed as Jesus An out-of-work filmmaker who has spent the past few weeks walking the streets of Turin dressed as Jesus to earn some extra cash has become an internet celebrity. But Italian police haven’t taken so kindly to the man’s holy attire. https://www.thelocal.it/20150518/jobless-filmmaker-roams-turin-dressed-as-jesus Mon, 18 May 2015 16:59:39 +0200 jobless-filmmaker-roams-turin-dressed-as-jesus Turin shroud back on display after five years The Turin Shroud goes on display for the first time in five years on Sunday with more than a million people already booked in to view one of Christianity's most celebrated relics. https://www.thelocal.it/20150420/one-million-booked-for-turin-shrouds-return-to-public-view Mon, 20 Apr 2015 10:38:21 +0200 one-million-booked-for-turin-shrouds-return-to-public-view Vatican hunts for culprit who can't spell Jesus The Vatican is on the hunt for the culprit who misspelt the name Jesus on 6,000 medals commemorating the first year of Pope Francis' reign. https://www.thelocal.it/20131011/vatican-on-hunt-for-culprit-who-cant-spell-jesus Fri, 11 Oct 2013 17:51:00 +0200 vatican-on-hunt-for-culprit-who-cant-spell-jesus Jesus was the world's first tweeter: Vatican Jesus Christ was the world's first tweeter because his pronouncements were "brief and full of meaning", Vatican cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20130925/jesus-was-the-worlds-first-tweeter-vatican Wed, 25 Sep 2013 18:58:49 +0200 jesus-was-the-worlds-first-tweeter-vatican