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 Francis, addressing an audience of 20,000 sick and handicapped people at the Vatican on Sunday, decried the marginalisation of those with disabilities, pointing to the way body image has become big business and "anything imperfect has to be hidden away". https://www.thelocal.it/20160612/pope-denounces-marginalisation-of-handicapped-people Sun, 12 Jun 2016 17:42:34 +0200 pope-denounces-marginalisation-of-handicapped-people The Italian police on Wednesday morning issued arrest warrants for 34 people allegedly involved with a mafia-style gang that forced women from west Africa into sexual slavery in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20140205/italian-police-bust-sex-slave-trafficking-ring Wed, 05 Feb 2014 12:41:00 +0100 italian-police-bust-sex-slave-trafficking-ring