Mons. Giuseppe De Candia, direttore per la Puglia della Fondazione Migrantes e padre spirituale dei molfettesi nel mondo, instancabile ottantaquattrenne e inarrestabile giramondo amatissimo dai fedeli della sua "parrocchia", diffusa su tutta la Terra, tiene insieme una comunità geograficamente ampia e distante.   Anche quest'anno, infatti, n...

By Tom Lehman The St. Anthony's Italian Festival runs through this weekend in Wilmington, offering attendees a chance to enjoy authentic Italian cuisine, Midway carnival rides and live entertainment. The long-running festival, which takes place in the city's Little Italy section, benefits the St. Anthony of Padua Grade School and generally dr...

A Montana lawmaker is proposing that the Legislature replace Columbus Day with a named celebration of Native Americans. State Rep. Bridget Smith, D-Wolf Point, submitted a bill request last week. Smith said Thursday that the celebration of Christopher Columbus is wrong. Columbus and "his pack" committed atrocities on the indigenous peoples of...

By Meghan Giannotta  When you think of Little Italy's San Gennaro festival, Italian eats instantly come to mind. This year marks the 90th anniversary of the event that brings more than 1 million tourists and locals to Manhattan, craving cannolis. But when the Society of San Gennaro first took to the streets in 1926, the group had somethi...

SUDESTIVAL 2013 is a Film Festival born in the South of Italy, in the Puglia region, in 2000. It represents the best of Italian independent cinema, offering premieres by young filmmakers who, thanks to this first exposure, have subsequently gained national and international recognition.

The West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival (WVIHF) has named Steptoe & Johnson attorney Sharon Flanery Italian-American Woman of the Year. Flanery is one of four WVIHF honorees for 2013 and will be recognized at the WVIHF dinner in Bridgeport on Aug. 29.   Flanery maintains a busy legal practice while also leading the Steptoe & John...

The Little Italy festival is in full swing in Clinton. From carnival rides to two stages full of entertainment, this annual event has something for everyone -- and every stomach.   This weekend, this isn't the town of Clinton -- it's Little Italy, Indiana. "I look more forward to this more than Christmas!" said Robert Stultz. ...

Lights, cameras, action. Friday night marks the start of the granddaddy of all the Baltimore summer open air film festivals. Ron Matz reports all roads lead to Little Italy. When the sun goes down, the screen lights up."Hairspray," the 2007 version starring John Travolta, will open the Little Italy Film Festival.   Read more   S...

by Michael Sciaraffo   Summertime has arrived and with it a constant flurry of activity. Festivals celebrating beer, music, and food abound throughout Portland, but the best of them all - at least for the Italian community - is the Festa Italiana! This year marks its 23rd year.   In 1991, Portland was still celebrating its new Pioneer...

The thunder and rain shook up the St. Joseph Feast in Lodi on Sunday afternoon, but couldn't quell the spirits or appetites of participants.   While some attendees may have fled for a dry haven, Rocco Minichiello of Hasbrouck Heights had greater priorities in mind: He headed for the concession stands and ordered a sausage broccoli rabe sandw...