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 Pop star Madonna has pledged lifelong sisterhood with an Italian nun who released a remake of her provocative 1984 hit, Like A Virgin, earlier this week. https://www.thelocal.it/20141024/madonna-pledges-sister-hood-with-italys-singing-nun Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:42:00 +0200 madonna-pledges-sister-hood-with-italys-singing-nun Andrea Faustini may be hot favorite to win this year’s X Factor in the UK but the 20-year-old student from Rome is still a virtual unknown in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20141007/italian-student-tipped-to-win-british-x-factor Tue, 07 Oct 2014 14:28:00 +0200 italian-student-tipped-to-win-british-x-factor A charismatic Italian nun who won a television singing contest after wowing viewers with her lively dance act and soulful renditions of 80s classics is now working on her debut album. https://www.thelocal.it/20140924/italys-singing-nun-works-on-debut-album Wed, 24 Sep 2014 17:50:00 +0200 italys-singing-nun-works-on-debut-album UPDATED: Italian nun Sister Cristina Scuccia said she was putting her trust in God as she prepares for the final of a television talent show after winning over audiences with her soulful singing. https://www.thelocal.it/20140605/i-leave-the-future-in-the-hands-of-providence Thu, 05 Jun 2014 10:46:00 +0200 i-leave-the-future-in-the-hands-of-providence A Rome taxi driver has come up with a novel way of melting away the stresses of the capital’s traffic, while striking a chord with passengers as they tour the Eternal City: karaoke. https://www.thelocal.it/20140502/karaoke-cab-driver-strikes-a-chord-in-rome Fri, 02 May 2014 17:56:00 +0200 karaoke-cab-driver-strikes-a-chord-in-rome Sister Cristina, the Sicilian nun who last month wowed the world with her rendition of Alicia Keys’ No One has done it again with Cyndi Lauper’s Girls Just Want to Have Fun. Watch her performance for yourself. https://www.thelocal.it/20140417/singing-nun-strikes-again-with-80s-classic Thu, 17 Apr 2014 18:01:00 +0200 singing-nun-strikes-again-with-80s-classic A charismatic nun has wowed judges on an Italian reality TV show with her powerful rendition of Alicia Keys' hit “No One”. Watch her heavenly performance below. https://www.thelocal.it/20140320/video-italian-nun-sings-on-reality-tv-show Thu, 20 Mar 2014 11:05:00 +0100 video-italian-nun-sings-on-reality-tv-show Father Bruno Maggioni, from Limbiate near Milan, has become a star on YouTube after a video of him singing and dancing at a wedding was posted on the video website. https://www.thelocal.it/20130718/singing-priest-becomes-youtube-hit Thu, 18 Jul 2013 19:10:00 +0200 singing-priest-becomes-youtube-hit