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 Vatican should withdraw criminal charges against two journalists over a leaks scandal rocking the Catholic Church, an international organization dealing with media rights has said. https://www.thelocal.it/20151123/vatican-slammed-over-arrest-of-whistle-blowers Mon, 23 Nov 2015 14:38:44 +0100 vatican-slammed-over-arrest-of-whistle-blowers Pope Francis apologized on Wednesday on behalf of the Catholic Church for a series of scandals which have recently shaken the city of Rome and the Vatican. https://www.thelocal.it/20151014/pope-says-sorry-for-rome-and-vatican-scandals Wed, 14 Oct 2015 12:47:51 +0200 pope-says-sorry-for-rome-and-vatican-scandals From a bribery racket in Venice to accusations of contract rigging in Milan and mafia infiltration of the judiciary, Italy is engulfed by a wave of corruption scandals which have raised the spectre of depravities past. https://www.thelocal.it/20140623/italy-battles-crescendo-of-corruption-scandals Mon, 23 Jun 2014 15:14:00 +0200 italy-battles-crescendo-of-corruption-scandals