The Local Italy 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 Italian president urges Olympic truce at Milan-Cortina torch ceremony Italy's President Sergio Mattarella on Friday called for an Olympic truce to be respected during the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games as conflicts in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip continue. https://www.thelocal.it/20251205/italian-president-urges-olympic-truce-at-milan-cortina-torch-ceremony Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:33:11 +0100 italian-president-urges-olympic-truce-at-milan-cortina-torch-ceremony 100 days to go: Will Italy be ready for the 2026 Winter Games? With time ticking down to the start of an unusually complex, spread-out Winter Olympics, organisers of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games say they "can see the finish line." https://www.thelocal.it/20251029/100-days-to-go-will-italy-be-ready-for-the-2026-winter-games Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:48:28 +0100 100-days-to-go-will-italy-be-ready-for-the-2026-winter-games 'I will not be here in ten years': Pope Francis Pope Francis on Friday said he will not still be in the Vatican in ten years time, during a meeting with athletes and officials from the Italian National Olympic Committee. https://www.thelocal.it/20141219/pope-will-not-be-in-the-vatican-in-ten-years Fri, 19 Dec 2014 15:24:00 +0100 pope-will-not-be-in-the-vatican-in-ten-years