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 prosecutors warned on Friday that a new law designed to fast-track cases of domestic and sexual abuse was overwhelming the system with record numbers of victim reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20190830/code-red-italian-prosecutors-flooded-by-reports-of-domestic-violence-and-sexual-abuse Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:41:09 +0200 code-red-italian-prosecutors-flooded-by-reports-of-domestic-violence-and-sexual-abuse Pope Francis said Saturday that silence on sexual abuse can "no longer be tolerated" as he ordered an investigation into Vatican archives concerning former archbishop of Washington Theodore McCarrick, who resigned in July. https://www.thelocal.it/20181007/pope-says-church-can-no-longer-tolerate-silence-on-abuse Sun, 07 Oct 2018 05:18:10 +0200 pope-says-church-can-no-longer-tolerate-silence-on-abuse Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a prominent US cardinal who is accused of sexually abusing a teenager nearly five decades ago, the Vatican said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180728/pope-accepts-resignation-of-us-cardinal-caught-in-abuse-scandal Sat, 28 Jul 2018 16:43:16 +0200 pope-accepts-resignation-of-us-cardinal-caught-in-abuse-scandal Pope Francis admitted on Wednesday he had made "grave mistakes" in his handling of a sexual abuse scandal in Chile as he looks to quell the latest controversy to rock the Roman Catholic Church. https://www.thelocal.it/20180412/pope-admits-grave-mistakes-in-handling-of-chile-sex-abuse-scandal Thu, 12 Apr 2018 10:51:29 +0200 pope-admits-grave-mistakes-in-handling-of-chile-sex-abuse-scandal Italian screen legend Gina Lollobrigida has called on victims of sexual abuse to report it immediately, saying she was assaulted twice but was too afraid to say anything. https://www.thelocal.it/20171110/italian-actress-gina-lollobrigida-reveals-sexual-assaults Fri, 10 Nov 2017 08:00:41 +0100 italian-actress-gina-lollobrigida-reveals-sexual-assaults Vatican finance chief George Pell has been interviewed by Australian police in Rome over sexual assault claims, authorities said on Wednesday, but no charges have yet been laid. https://www.thelocal.it/20161026/pope-aide-interviewed-by-australian-police-over-sex-abuse-claims Wed, 26 Oct 2016 12:09:20 +0200 pope-aide-interviewed-by-australian-police-over-sex-abuse-claims A school teacher in north-west Italy is being investigated for sexually abusing pupils as young as ten, Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20140804/teacher-in-pre-teen-sex-abuse-probe Mon, 04 Aug 2014 14:33:00 +0200 teacher-in-pre-teen-sex-abuse-probe An Italian priest, who is also a director of the charity, Caritas, has been arrested in Sicily for allegedly sexually abusing immigrants. https://www.thelocal.it/20140624/italian-priest-arrested-over-immigrant-sexual-abuse Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:03:00 +0200 italian-priest-arrested-over-immigrant-sexual-abuse A leading Italian cleric has defended the decision to adopt a Vatican-approved policy which exempts bishops from having to report cases of suspected child sex abuse to the police. https://www.thelocal.it/20140330/italy-cardinal-defends-controversial-sex-abuse-policy Sun, 30 Mar 2014 13:47:00 +0200 italy-cardinal-defends-controversial-sex-abuse-policy