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 From nurses to medical researchers, teachers to volunteers, the Italian president has honoured dozens of people who helped others during Italy's coronavirus epidemic. https://www.thelocal.it/20200604/italy-awards-knighthoods-to-57-coronavirus-heroes Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:58:47 +0200 italy-awards-knighthoods-to-57-coronavirus-heroes An increasing number of weddings in Italy are between an Italian and a foreign spouse, while civil ceremonies overtook church weddings for the first time in the Catholic country. https://www.thelocal.it/20191122/the-number-of-italians-marrying-foreigners-is-on-the-rise Fri, 22 Nov 2019 11:11:22 +0100 the-number-of-italians-marrying-foreigners-is-on-the-rise After a recent spate of high-profile hate crimes in Italy, a poll has revealed a growing number of Italians think such attacks may be acceptable. https://www.thelocal.it/20191112/poll-finds-more-than-half-of-all-italians-think-racist-attacks-can-be-justified Tue, 12 Nov 2019 17:16:16 +0100 poll-finds-more-than-half-of-all-italians-think-racist-attacks-can-be-justified The northern Italian region of Liguria is the longest-living in the European Union, according to the latest figures from Italy's national statistics office. https://www.thelocal.it/20180907/italy-liguria-oldest-live-longest-europe Fri, 07 Sep 2018 12:46:35 +0200 italy-liguria-oldest-live-longest-europe Ana Stanciulescu moved from Bucharest, the modern capital of Romania, to Naples almost two years ago. She shares her photos of the city, where she works as a tour guide, and tells us how it changed her life - and why you should give it a chance. https://www.thelocal.it/20161202/how-i-fell-in-love-with-naples-a-city-full-of-contrasts Fri, 02 Dec 2016 09:42:30 +0100 how-i-fell-in-love-with-naples-a-city-full-of-contrasts One in four Italians is at risk of poverty or social exclusion, a new report says, and the risk is almost twice as high in the south of the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20161206/half-of-southern-italians-at-risk-of-poverty-report Tue, 06 Dec 2016 13:49:11 +0100 half-of-southern-italians-at-risk-of-poverty-report Most of us who have made the move to Italy have at one point wrestled with the decision of how to define ourselves. If you're a foreigner living in Italy, does that make you an expat? Or an immigrant? https://www.thelocal.it/20161021/expats-or-immigrants-in-italy-whats-the-difference Fri, 21 Oct 2016 11:09:24 +0200 expats-or-immigrants-in-italy-whats-the-difference Pope Francis has admitted that there is a “gay lobby” within the Vatican, according to Chilean media reports. The remarks were apparently made during a meeting between Latin-American priests and nuns last Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20130612/pope-admits-there-is-a-gay-lobby-in-the-vatican Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:01:00 +0200 pope-admits-there-is-a-gay-lobby-in-the-vatican