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 fugitive who disguised herself as a nun has been caught by police after spending two years hiding out in convents in northern Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20200214/italian-police-catch-fake-nun-hiding-out-in-convents Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:48:05 +0100 italian-police-catch-fake-nun-hiding-out-in-convents A senior Vatican priest accused of making advances towards a nun during confession has resigned, the Vatican said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190129/senior-vatican-priest-resigns-over-advances-to-nun Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:51:40 +0100 senior-vatican-priest-resigns-over-advances-to-nun Candida Bellotti - the oldest living Italian nun -celebrated her 110th birthday on Monday. At her birthday party, she shared some tips for anyone hoping to live an equally long life. https://www.thelocal.it/20170221/italys-oldest-nun-shares-tips-for-a-long-life-on-110th-birthday Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:13:28 +0100 italys-oldest-nun-shares-tips-for-a-long-life-on-110th-birthday An Italian nun has alleged that she and her fellow sisters were encouraged to write their vows using their own blood, engage in self flagellation and eat expired food while cloistered at a convent in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160104/we-wrote-our-vows-in-blood-italian-nun Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:31:15 +0100 we-wrote-our-vows-in-blood-italian-nun Sister Cristina, the Sicilian nun who took the world by storm in the singing contest, The Voice, last year, is now taking to the stage in Italy's version of 'Sister Act'. https://www.thelocal.it/20151119/italys-singing-nun-to-star-in-sister-act Thu, 19 Nov 2015 15:28:38 +0100 italys-singing-nun-to-star-in-sister-act Still going strong at 81, Italian nun and midwife Sister Maria Concetta Esu recently asked Pope Francis to bless her hands, which have delivered more than 34,000 African babies. https://www.thelocal.it/20150703/italian-nun-brings-life-in-dr-congo Fri, 03 Jul 2015 10:53:27 +0200 italian-nun-brings-life-in-dr-congo Hundreds of prostitutes have flocked to a Kenyan town ahead of the beatification ceremony of an Italian nun, a key step towards sainthood, a report said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150514/kenyan-town-savours-saintly-sex-surge-report Thu, 14 May 2015 13:01:55 +0200 kenyan-town-savours-saintly-sex-surge-report A billboard featuring a bare-breasted model dressed as a nun has sparked accusations of blasphemy in Naples, ahead of a visit to the Italian city by Pope Francis. https://www.thelocal.it/20150311/furore-over-naples-nude-nun-billboard Wed, 11 Mar 2015 11:23:57 +0100 furore-over-naples-nude-nun-billboard A nun has given birth in Italy after going to hospital with a stomach ache, a year after a similar case in a country still strongly influenced by the Catholic Church. https://www.thelocal.it/20150123/another-nun-gives-birth-in-italy Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:29:00 +0100 another-nun-gives-birth-in-italy Cristina Scuccia, a nun who this year became Italy's latest pop sensation, met Pope Francis on Thursday and gave him a copy of her Madonna-inspired debut album. https://www.thelocal.it/20141211/italys-singing-nun-gives-debut-album-to-pope Thu, 11 Dec 2014 12:20:00 +0100 italys-singing-nun-gives-debut-album-to-pope Cristina Scuccia, the singing nun who won Italy's version of The Voice, on Tuesday releases a first album containing an unlikely cover of Madonna's 1984 hit Like a Virgin. https://www.thelocal.it/20141110/italian-nun-releases-madonna-inspired-album Mon, 10 Nov 2014 16:10:00 +0100 italian-nun-releases-madonna-inspired-album Pop star Madonna has pledged lifelong sisterhood with an Italian nun who released a remake of her provocative 1984 hit, Like A Virgin, earlier this week. https://www.thelocal.it/20141024/madonna-pledges-sister-hood-with-italys-singing-nun Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:42:00 +0200 madonna-pledges-sister-hood-with-italys-singing-nun A charismatic Italian nun who won a television singing contest after wowing viewers with her lively dance act and soulful renditions of 80s classics is now working on her debut album. https://www.thelocal.it/20140924/italys-singing-nun-works-on-debut-album Wed, 24 Sep 2014 17:50:00 +0200 italys-singing-nun-works-on-debut-album A cheery Catholic nun clinched an Italian television talent singing contest on Friday after winning millions of followers with her lively dance act and soulful renditions of pop classics. https://www.thelocal.it/20140606/ill-continue-to-sing-wherever-the-lord-wants Fri, 06 Jun 2014 10:13:00 +0200 ill-continue-to-sing-wherever-the-lord-wants UPDATED: Italian nun Sister Cristina Scuccia said she was putting her trust in God as she prepares for the final of a television talent show after winning over audiences with her soulful singing. https://www.thelocal.it/20140605/i-leave-the-future-in-the-hands-of-providence Thu, 05 Jun 2014 10:46:00 +0200 i-leave-the-future-in-the-hands-of-providence Cristina Scuccia, the Sicilian nun whose performances on The Voice of Italy have made her a household name, has made it to the singing competition's final. https://www.thelocal.it/20140529/italian-nun-wins-place-in-the-voice-final Thu, 29 May 2014 17:52:00 +0200 italian-nun-wins-place-in-the-voice-final Sister Cristina Scuccia, the Sicilian nun whose musical talent has taken the world by storm, and pop sensation Kylie Minogue made unlikely singing partners on Wednesday night on the Italian version of The Voice. https://www.thelocal.it/20140509/video-diva-nun-performs-with-kylie-minogue Fri, 09 May 2014 13:20:00 +0200 video-diva-nun-performs-with-kylie-minogue A Salvadorean nun who said she had no idea she was pregnant gave birth in Italy this week after she felt stomach cramps in her convent and was rushed to hospital, Italian media reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140117/nun-gives-birth-in-italy-names-baby-francis-reports Fri, 17 Jan 2014 19:41:00 +0100 nun-gives-birth-in-italy-names-baby-francis-reports