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 Pope goes to Milan region to rally for those in need Pope Francis went to Milan on Saturday where he met families on a working-class housing estate and visited a prison before celebrating mass for hundreds of thousands of faithful in nearby Monza. https://www.thelocal.it/20170326/pope-in-milan-region-to-rally-for-those-in-need Sun, 26 Mar 2017 14:14:16 +0200 pope-in-milan-region-to-rally-for-those-in-need Italy probes terrorism link to marriages Anti-terror police are investigating arranged marriages between Italians and foreign nationals for potential terrorist infiltration. https://www.thelocal.it/20150821/italy-police-probe-terrorism-link-to-marriages Fri, 21 Aug 2015 15:16:50 +0200 italy-police-probe-terrorism-link-to-marriages 'Italy's immigrants are trapped in low-paid jobs' Italy has been told to step up its efforts to help integrate immigrants, many of whom “are among the working poor”, while children of immigrants must also be better integrated. https://www.thelocal.it/20140708/italys-immigrants-are-among-the-working-poor-oecd Tue, 08 Jul 2014 14:53:00 +0200 italys-immigrants-are-among-the-working-poor-oecd Italy's poor forced to live in squats Medina Mercedez lugs her possessions into the abandoned office space she now calls home, joining the growing ranks of Italy's poor forced to live in squats amid social misery despite a tentative economic recovery. https://www.thelocal.it/20140415/italys-poor-forced-to-live-in-squats Tue, 15 Apr 2014 11:09:00 +0200 italys-poor-forced-to-live-in-squats Poor pets get free vet in Milan Poor families in Milan will soon be able to take their pets to the vet for free, with the opening of a new "house of animals", city hall said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140331/poor-pets-get-free-vet-in-milan Mon, 31 Mar 2014 12:50:00 +0200 poor-pets-get-free-vet-in-milan Renzi makes the pizza case for Italy change Italy's baby-faced new leader on Thursday defended his radical plan to shake up the country, accusing his critics of having no idea what it is like to live without enough money to treat the kids to a pizza. https://www.thelocal.it/20140313/renzi-makes-the-pizza-case-for-italy-change Thu, 13 Mar 2014 14:00:32 +0100 renzi-makes-the-pizza-case-for-italy-change Pompeii’s poor ate sea urchins and giraffe Lower and middle class people of Pompeii, the Roman city destroyed by a volcano in 79AD, dined off exotic delicacies including sea urchins and giraffe and didn't just live off scraps as commonly believed, archaeologists from the University of Cincinnati revealed. https://www.thelocal.it/20140107/pompeiis-poor-ate-sea-urchins-and-giraffe Tue, 07 Jan 2014 13:50:00 +0100 pompeiis-poor-ate-sea-urchins-and-giraffe Police crack down on Rome's 'poor' students A crackdown on students in Rome claiming poverty to pay fewer fees and access subsidies found many with lavish bank accounts, hidden revenues and even one whose father owned a Ferrari, police said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20131128/police-crack-down-on-romes-poor-students Thu, 28 Nov 2013 16:29:00 +0100 police-crack-down-on-romes-poor-students