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' traditional Christmas Eve mass will be held two hours earlier than normal to abide by Italy's coronavirus curfew, the Vatican revealed on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20201210/pope-to-hold-christmas-midnight-mass-at-730pm-due-to-virus-curfew Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:34:37 +0100 pope-to-hold-christmas-midnight-mass-at-730pm-due-to-virus-curfew Mass, baptisms, weddings and funerals in Italian churches will be reinstated from May 18th, provided those attending abide by a set of anti-coronavirus rules, the Italian government said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20200507/italys-churches-to-reopen-to-the-public-for-mass-from-may-18th Thu, 07 May 2020 17:39:22 +0200 italys-churches-to-reopen-to-the-public-for-mass-from-may-18th A priest in Bari province has stirred controversy after inviting churchgoers to a mass dedicated to Rocco Sollecito, a mafia boss shot dead in Canada in May. https://www.thelocal.it/20161227/uproar-as-priest-invites-public-to-mass-for-slain-canada-mafia-boss Tue, 27 Dec 2016 12:03:10 +0100 uproar-as-priest-invites-public-to-mass-for-slain-canada-mafia-boss Thirteen American soldiers were arrested over the weekend after a fight broke out at a nightclub in a town in the northern Italian province of Vicenza, a police officer told The Local. https://www.thelocal.it/20160510/thirteen-us-soldiers-arrested-over-italy-bar-brawl-american-fight-ederle-vicenza Tue, 10 May 2016 12:18:30 +0200 thirteen-us-soldiers-arrested-over-italy-bar-brawl-american-fight-ederle-vicenza Rome's unpopular mayor Ignazio Marino on Thursday withdrew his resignation, which he had announced earlier this month in the midst of an expenses row, even though his own party has demanded he quit. https://www.thelocal.it/20151029/rome-mayor-withdraws-resignation Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:03:23 +0100 rome-mayor-withdraws-resignation Pope Francis uttered the word "genocide" on Sunday to describe the mass murder of Armenians 100 years ago, sparking fury from Turkey which slammed the term as "far from historical reality". https://www.thelocal.it/20150413/popes-armenian-genocide-speech-sparks-row-with-turkey Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:20:16 +0200 popes-armenian-genocide-speech-sparks-row-with-turkey Pope Francis called Sunday for an end to "absurd violence" in hotspots around the world while praising the breakthrough reached last week on curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions. https://www.thelocal.it/20150405/at-easter-pope-urges-end-to-absurd-violence Sun, 05 Apr 2015 17:26:35 +0200 at-easter-pope-urges-end-to-absurd-violence Customs officers in the northern Italian port of La Spezia have identified a shipment from China found last autumn as materials that could be used to make weapons of mass destruction. https://www.thelocal.it/20140617/weapons-materials-founds-in-la-spezia Tue, 17 Jun 2014 17:10:00 +0200 weapons-materials-founds-in-la-spezia Pope Francis held a mass on Friday to celebrate the sainthood of Pierre Favre, an early Jesuit priest the pontiff has said particularly inspired him. https://www.thelocal.it/20140103/pope-calls-on-jesuits-to-change-the-world Fri, 03 Jan 2014 14:11:00 +0100 pope-calls-on-jesuits-to-change-the-world Parishioners at a church in the town of Miroglio, near Cuneo in northern Italy, have succeeded in ousting their local priest following a string of scandals including alleged forgery, theft and possession of marijuana. https://www.thelocal.it/20130805/miroglio-priest-ousted-for-theft-and-marijuana Mon, 05 Aug 2013 10:14:00 +0200 miroglio-priest-ousted-for-theft-and-marijuana Thousands turned out for a mass funeral on Tuesday for the victims of a coach crash in southern Italy as flags flew at half-mast and the nation mourned the 38 dead. https://www.thelocal.it/20130730/mass-funeral-held-for-italys-bus-crash-victims Tue, 30 Jul 2013 17:00:00 +0200 mass-funeral-held-for-italys-bus-crash-victims