The ancient abbey in the Euganean Hills where monks produce wines, honey and liqueurs
Nestled in the greenery of the Euganean Hills, the Abbey of Praglia is a monastery that unfolds around a minor basilica and four Renaissance cloisters. The complex houses a library with over 130,000 volumes, an important cultural heritage alongside a historic book restoration workshop, active for more than half a century. Ancient manuscripts are pr...
Seton Hall Receives $10 Million Estate Gift to Support STEM Scholarships
Seton Hall University is honored to announce a transformative $10 million gift from the estate of the late Frank Rubino ’64 to establish the Frank Rubino Endowed Scholarship, providing vital financial support to students pursuing degrees in traditional STEM fields, including mathematics, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, computer science and engine...
Italy’s Postcard Island: Enjoy No Crowds & Secret Shores On Your Next Italian Getaway
Italy is and always will be one of Europe's most sought-after destinations for its captivating culture, ancient sites, incredible food, and yes, even stunning postcard-worthy beaches. The latter has travelers worldwide flocking to the Amalfi Coast year after year, resulting in unavoidable crowds that many tourists justify, given the pristine beauty...
Faith and culture 'inseparable' to this NJ Italian Apostolate
For the Catholics of New Jersey and New York, Italian saint feasts are a summer staple. Known for their processions, Masses, music, zeppoles and sausage and pepper sandwiches, these lively festivals were initiated by southern Italian immigrants, most of whom made their way to the United States around the turn of the 20th century, in an attempt to k...
Sutri: a small town with big history on the Via Cassia
Sutri sits in northern Lazio, in the Tuscia area of the Viterbo province, about 40 miles north of Rome along the Via Cassia. The historic core occupies a narrow ridge of volcanic tuff above ravines, which helps explain both its long settlement and its compact layout. Sutri is on the Via Francigena pilgrim route and has been recognized among Italy’s...
Kissing the Stone
I will never forget the first time I saw San Donato. I had just crossed the Apennines from Pescara and descended into the Val di Comino. I drove, awestruck, into the gently lit village nestled into a notch between two snow-dusted mountains. It was incredibly beautiful — it reminded me of a presepe, the elaborate Italian Nativity scene that often se...
The Symphonia Presents ‘Venetian Refractions’
The Symphonia, South Florida’s premier chamber orchestra, and the Boca Raton Museum of Art will host “Venetian Refractions: A Night of Art, Music, and Italian Indulgence” on Friday, September 26 at the Boca Raton Museum of Art in Mizner Park. Set against the backdrop of the Museum’s Glasstress Boca Raton 2025 exhibit and featuring Italian music pla...
In Puglia, Beauty Is a Habit
Our neighbor Vito is always bringing something over: turnip greens in winter, artichokes in spring, barattiere melons and tomatoes in summer, and crunchy taralli baked year-round by his friend Palma. If we’re not home, he leaves them on the porch on chipped plates. At first, it felt like too much, like we hadn’t done anything to deserve such genero...
Fermo's Cavalcata dell'Assunta: the oldest historical reenactment in Italy
What if the most famous medieval horse race in Italy… wasn’t actually the oldest? Everyone knows the renowned Palio of Siena, but few are aware that deep in the heart of the Marche region lies a horse race and historical reenactment that’s even older, a tradition rooted in a time when faith, power, and a community’s sense of identity came together...
Omahans in Sicily, Italy build upon ‘sister city’ ties with Carlentini
Omaha’s sister city of Carlentini, on the Sicilian island from which most local Italians descended, has further cemented a connection with its Nebraska partners. As dozens of Omahans visited Carlentini last weekend, officials in the town some 5,000 miles away put final touches on a sister city pact that started forming several years back. The mayor...
Staten Island-inspired plush is promoting Italian pride: Meet ‘Guido on a Ledge’
For many Italian Americans, the word “guido” has some heavy connotations. It’s a slur, it’s slang and it’s a stereotype. But for Christine Fiscardi Lentinello, it’s a term of endearment. “I think a guido is someone who believes in putting family first. Someone who is confident, generous and extremely proud of his heritage,” Lentinello noted. “The t...
Italy celebrates 100 years of Andrea Camilleri
Italy is staging a special programme of events to mark the centenary of the birth of the hugely popular Sicilian writer Andrea Camilleri, who died in Rome six years ago. Although he penned more than 100 books - selling 30 million copies - Camilleri will be best remembered for the Inspector Montalbano detective novels which have been translated into...