Seventy-eight leaders from the Italian American associative world will gather in New York on June 7 for the annual assembly of COPOMIAO – the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations – which this year will take place among the streets and authentic landmarks of Little Italy. This is more than just a meeting: it’s a moment to...

COPOMIAO — a national nonprofit representing 71 Italian American organizations across the country — warmly congratulates Pope Leo XIV on his historic election. As the first U.S.-born Pontiff, his rise to the papacy is a milestone in the Church’s 2,000-year history and opens the door to renewed engagement with American Catholics.  Over the past thre...

COPOMIAO, which has spent the past five years leading advocacy and legal efforts nationwide to preserve Columbus monuments and holidays, welcomed President Donald Trump's announcement Sunday, in which he pledged to honor only the Italian navigator on the second Monday of October, ending the dual recognition of Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' D...

COPOMIAO is proud to share an important update in our fight to keep Columbus Day alive in Philadelphia. After our earlier wins — where our outstanding national counsel, George Bochetto of Bochetto & Lentz, P.C., forced the City of Philadelphia to take down a wooden box that obscured the Christopher Columbus statue from public view and thwarted an i...

L'italoamericano Geno Auriemma diventa l'allenatore più anziano a vincere un titolo nella storia della pallacanestro femminile universitaria americana Il Museo nell'area di South Bend racconta gli immigrati italiani in Indiana Riforma della doppia cittadinanza in Italia: Basil Russo mette insieme coloro che in America si oppongono Da New York al N...

Reverse course. That’s the loud and clear message Basil Russo and Italian American organizations are sending to the Italian government. A sweeping change to Italy’s citizenship laws has sparked backlash among major Italian Americans groups, who warn that the move could sever millions of descendants from their ancestral roots. At the forefront of th...

Assemblyman Angelo Morinello was elected president of the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators for a two-year term, marking a significant achievement in his commitment to celebrating and preserving Italian heritage. The New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators is a bipartisan organization dedicated to promoting...

The prestigious Donna Distinta Award, presented by the Italian Sons and Daughters of America and the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations, celebrates outstanding women of Italian descent to spotlight their contributions, from culture and industry to philanthropy and advocacy. The March 2025 Donna Distinta Award goes to M...

Al via la Mille Miglia Florida Experience 2025 L'Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America sostiene le iniziative di soccorso contro l'incendio di Palisades Il regista di 'Conclave' Edward Berger e le star Isabella Rossellini e Sergio Castellitto premiati dal Festival Los Angeles-Italia I fratelli Russo lasciano il segno: i registi italoamerica...

Joe and Anthony Russo, the visionary directors behind some of the biggest films in cinematic history, were honored on Feb. 21 with a handprint ceremony at the historic TCL Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The event was a pivotal milestone for the filmmaking duo, who have not only shaped the Marvel Cinematic Universe but have also left an ind...