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 The latest list of Italy's most popular baby names has been revealed - and as with so many things in this country, there are regional differences. https://www.thelocal.it/20200108/revealed-the-most-popular-baby-names-in-every-italian-region Wed, 08 Jan 2020 16:52:31 +0100 revealed-the-most-popular-baby-names-in-every-italian-region Italians are staunch traditionalists when it comes to naming their children, as the newly released list of most popular baby names proves. https://www.thelocal.it/20161201/these-are-the-most-popular-italian-baby-names Thu, 01 Dec 2016 14:06:45 +0100 these-are-the-most-popular-italian-baby-names Pope Francis on Sunday named 20 new cardinals, a majority of them from Africa, Asia and Latin America, increasingly key areas as the Roman Catholic Church's support shifts from its traditional European stronghold. https://www.thelocal.it/20150105/pope-francis-names-20-new-cardinals Mon, 05 Jan 2015 09:21:00 +0100 pope-francis-names-20-new-cardinals How does a long weekend in the village of Capracotta (cooked goat) sound? Or how about a trip to Purgatory? Welcome to the wonderful world of strange Italian place names! https://www.thelocal.it/20141119/top-ten-italys-weirdest-place-names Wed, 19 Nov 2014 11:21:00 +0100 top-ten-italys-weirdest-place-names