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 Ban on religious parades after mafia boss homage The bishop of a town in the southern Italian region of Calabria has banned religious processions after a statue of the Virgin Mary was used to honour a notorious crime boss. https://www.thelocal.it/20140710/religious-parades-banned-after-mafia-boss-homage Thu, 10 Jul 2014 19:00:00 +0200 religious-parades-banned-after-mafia-boss-homage