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 Mother Teresa, the revered but controversial nun whose work with the dying and the destitute made her an icon of 20th Century Christianity, will be declared a saint on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160902/catholic-icon-mother-teresa-to-be-proclaimed-a-saint Fri, 02 Sep 2016 11:19:41 +0200 catholic-icon-mother-teresa-to-be-proclaimed-a-saint The mother of murdered Italian student Giulio Regeni, tortured to death in Egypt in January, told Italy's parliament on Tuesday she had only recognized 'the tip of her son's nose' when identifying his body. https://www.thelocal.it/20160329/murdered-italian-students-mum-says-his-body-was-unrecognizable Tue, 29 Mar 2016 19:17:59 +0200 murdered-italian-students-mum-says-his-body-was-unrecognizable A woman jailed in Italy for throwing acid on her ex-boyfriend will be allowed to see her baby once a day following a public outcry, according to media reports on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150819/acid-throwing-italian-mum-to-see-baby-in-prison Wed, 19 Aug 2015 10:19:53 +0200 acid-throwing-italian-mum-to-see-baby-in-prison A 92-year-old Italian woman and her daughter, who were separated at the end of the Second World War, have been reunited in Italy after 70 years apart. https://www.thelocal.it/20150810/mother-and-daughter-reunited-after-wwii Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:44:09 +0200 mother-and-daughter-reunited-after-wwii A woman who last year stabbed her three daughters to death in northern Italy has been acquitted on an insanity plea and will now spend ten years in a psychiatric facility, Italian media has reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20150520/mother-who-killed-daughters-was-mentally-ill Wed, 20 May 2015 13:16:55 +0200 mother-who-killed-daughters-was-mentally-ill Italy is the 12th best place in the world to be a mother, according to Save the Children’s annual scorecard, ahead of Switzerland, Singapore, the UK and the US. https://www.thelocal.it/20150505/italy-ranks-12th-best-place-to-be-a-mother Tue, 05 May 2015 15:08:36 +0200 italy-ranks-12th-best-place-to-be-a-mother A woman has left her family home in northern Italy to join jihadist group Isis in Syria, taking her six-year-old son with her, Italian media reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150130/mother-takes-six-year-old-son-to-join-isis Fri, 30 Jan 2015 10:57:00 +0100 mother-takes-six-year-old-son-to-join-isis A nine-year-old boy was denied blood tests at a state health centre in Tuscany, because his mother could not afford to pay the €38 bill. https://www.thelocal.it/20141217/boy-denied-blood-tests-over-38-unpaid-bill Wed, 17 Dec 2014 11:05:00 +0100 boy-denied-blood-tests-over-38-unpaid-bill The mother of deceased Marco Pantani claims her son was 'scared' of winning the Giro d'Italia in 1999 as speculation mounts the former cycling icon may have fallen victim to malevolent forces outside the sport. https://www.thelocal.it/20141018/pantani-was-scared-to-win-1999-giromother Sat, 18 Oct 2014 15:06:00 +0200 pantani-was-scared-to-win-1999-giromother Italian mothers are renowned worldwide for their close relationships with their children. But while they may come across as over-protective, they ultimately do it because they care. Here, The Local lists ten things she might say. https://www.thelocal.it/20141008/top-ten-things-italian-mothers-say Wed, 08 Oct 2014 17:10:00 +0200 top-ten-things-italian-mothers-say A woman in central Italy has been convicted for defamation, after publishing details of her younger lover’s mother on a porn website. https://www.thelocal.it/20140926/woman-put-toy-boys-mum-on-porn-site Fri, 26 Sep 2014 19:05:00 +0200 woman-put-toy-boys-mum-on-porn-site A nine-year-old in the town of Sestu, southern Sardinia, has been taken into temporary foster care after it was discovered that she had been living alone while her mother went to the north of Italy to work. https://www.thelocal.it/20140918/mother-leaves-child-home-alone-to-work-in-north Thu, 18 Sep 2014 18:29:00 +0200 mother-leaves-child-home-alone-to-work-in-north A man posing as a magician has been arrested after allegedly convincing a woman and her daughter they were "possessed" and sexually abusing them to "rid their bodies of demons". https://www.thelocal.it/20140918/abusive-magician-convinces-family-theyre-possessed Thu, 18 Sep 2014 18:09:00 +0200 abusive-magician-convinces-family-theyre-possessed A nurse has been arrested for administering insulin to her four-year-old son in a suspected case of Münchausen syndrome by proxy, where the guardian of a child induces illness to gain attention. https://www.thelocal.it/20140812/mother-poisoned-child-with-insulin-for-attention Tue, 12 Aug 2014 18:10:00 +0200 mother-poisoned-child-with-insulin-for-attention A 33-year-old woman in Sicily is facing murder charges over the death on Monday of her five-year-old son, who reportedly overdosed on pills used to treat depression. https://www.thelocal.it/20140715/mother-faces-murder-charge-over-boys-overdose Tue, 15 Jul 2014 14:03:00 +0200 mother-faces-murder-charge-over-boys-overdose A woman in central Italy has been jailed for eight months after telling her boss that her son had died, in order to steal €4,500 from the company, when the seven-year-old boy was in fact alive and well. https://www.thelocal.it/20140515/mother-fakes-sons-death-to-rob-4500 Thu, 15 May 2014 17:17:00 +0200 mother-fakes-sons-death-to-rob-4500 A mother in Naples, southern Italy, has been accused of beating and stabbing her disabled son to death before attempting to take her own life, Italian media reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140429/mother-stabs-disabled-son-to-death Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:03:00 +0200 mother-stabs-disabled-son-to-death A mother of three in Sicily has been jailed after her toddler son was admitted to hospital with bruises, scratches, burns and a suspected cocaine overdose. https://www.thelocal.it/20140417/baby-hospitalized-with-cocaine-overdose Thu, 17 Apr 2014 11:36:00 +0200 baby-hospitalized-with-cocaine-overdose Moving countries can be a daunting process, especially with a young family. The Local talks to mother-of-two Kimberly Vanzi, the American founder of the Firenze Moms 4 Moms Network, about expat parenting in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20140311/foreign-mothers-expect-italy-to-be-like-home Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:58:00 +0100 foreign-mothers-expect-italy-to-be-like-home A 36-year-old woman was found among piles of rubbish in an apartment in Naples after allegedly being held captive there by her mother for eight years. https://www.thelocal.it/20140303/woman-locked-in-room-by-mother-for-eight-years Mon, 03 Mar 2014 11:42:00 +0100 woman-locked-in-room-by-mother-for-eight-years