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 plans to visit Ireland in August next year, the Vatican confirmed on Thursday, four months after Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny announced what will be a landmark trip. https://www.thelocal.it/20170330/vatican-confirms-popes-ireland-visit Thu, 30 Mar 2017 17:34:17 +0200 vatican-confirms-popes-ireland-visit Italy's foreign minister visited Tripoli on Tuesday to bolster the unity government struggling to end Libya's chaos, in the first visit by a top Western official since 2014. https://www.thelocal.it/20160412/gentiloni-to-visit-tripoli-first-by-top-western-official-since-2014 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 11:54:10 +0200 gentiloni-to-visit-tripoli-first-by-top-western-official-since-2014 Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will travel to Iran next week for a two-day trip that will make him the first major leader to visit since the lifting of international sanctions against Tehran. https://www.thelocal.it/20160404/italy-pm-matteo-renzi-to-visit-iran Mon, 04 Apr 2016 15:08:16 +0200 italy-pm-matteo-renzi-to-visit-iran Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Saturday accused those who would "destroy" the passport-free Schengen zone of wanting to destroy Europe, and vowed that Italy would not let it happen. https://www.thelocal.it/20160130/we-will-not-allow-them-to-destroy-europe-renzi Sat, 30 Jan 2016 17:04:34 +0100 we-will-not-allow-them-to-destroy-europe-renzi Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is to visit Italy and France from Saturday, becoming the first Iranian president to travel to Europe for a decade, state news agency IRNA reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20151110/iran-president-to-make-first-europe-visit-in-decade Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:13:15 +0100 iran-president-to-make-first-europe-visit-in-decade The embattled mayor of Rome, Ignazio Marino, turned hero on Wednesday, coming to the aid of two passengers experiencing medical problems on board his flight to the US. https://www.thelocal.it/20150924/rome-mayor-turns-hero-on-controversial-us-trip Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:07:03 +0200 rome-mayor-turns-hero-on-controversial-us-trip Hundreds of people from the Abruzzo region gathered in L’Aquila on Tuesday evening to protest against premier Matteo Renzi’s visit to the city, which was devastated by an earthquake in 2009. https://www.thelocal.it/20150826/renzi-vows-laquila-will-be-rebuilt-amid-protests Wed, 26 Aug 2015 11:32:46 +0200 renzi-vows-laquila-will-be-rebuilt-amid-protests US First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha will visit London, Milan, Vicenza and Venice later this month, the White House said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150605/us-first-family-to-visit-italy Fri, 05 Jun 2015 10:11:28 +0200 us-first-family-to-visit-italy Italian President Sergio Matterella made a royal visit on Thursday, meeting Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in London before speaking to the country's foreign secretary. https://www.thelocal.it/20150529/video-mattarella-meets-britains-queen Fri, 29 May 2015 18:37:10 +0200 video-mattarella-meets-britains-queen It was a miracle! Or maybe not. The dried blood of Naples' patron saint Januarius half-liquified on Saturday during a ceremony when Pope Francis held and kissed the relic while on a visit to the southern Italian city. https://www.thelocal.it/20150323/pope-franciss-half-miracle-in-naples Mon, 23 Mar 2015 09:42:31 +0100 pope-franciss-half-miracle-in-naples British royal Prince Harry will visit Italy next month to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle for Rome, according to Italian media reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20140404/prince-harry-to-visit-italy-in-may-reports-2 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:18:00 +0200 prince-harry-to-visit-italy-in-may-reports-2 Italy's newly appointed Prime Minister Matteo Renzi visited Tunisia on Tuesday in his first official trip abroad, saying the Mediterranean should be the heart of Europe and not its border. https://www.thelocal.it/20140305/italy-pm-makes-tunisia-his-first-port-of-call Wed, 05 Mar 2014 09:43:00 +0100 italy-pm-makes-tunisia-his-first-port-of-call