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 A former PR consultant to the Vatican on trial along with four others for leaking or publishing secret papers said on Thursday she would not ask Pope Francis for a pardon. https://www.thelocal.it/20160108/vatileaks-suspect-will-not-plead-for-pope-pardon Fri, 08 Jan 2016 09:07:44 +0100 vatileaks-suspect-will-not-plead-for-pope-pardon Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Friday that “a portion” of what the government owes to retirees would be paid after the country’s top court ruled that the money should not have been withheld. https://www.thelocal.it/20150515/italy-to-pay-portion-of-billions-owed-to-pensioners Fri, 15 May 2015 16:48:07 +0200 italy-to-pay-portion-of-billions-owed-to-pensioners The owner of a farmhouse in Italy's north-east Veneto region is facing a €62,000 fine for dishing out prosecco and salami to ramblers, leaving simply a piggy bank for their donations. https://www.thelocal.it/20140307/italian-farmer-fined-62k-for-feeding-ramblers Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:57:00 +0100 italian-farmer-fined-62k-for-feeding-ramblers The chief of the scandal-tainted Vatican bank said on Wednesday the institution is “on the right track” in its fight against money-laundering. https://www.thelocal.it/20140122/vatican-bank-is-on-the-right-track-in-fight-against-fraud Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:56:00 +0100 vatican-bank-is-on-the-right-track-in-fight-against-fraud