Close

by Andrea Marini   The security plan to keep Rome safe during the Jubilee of Mercy -- an extraordinary Holy Year to start on December 8 and last until November 20 2016 -- kicks off today. The plan was devised by Rome's prefecture (in Italy, an office representing the government in any province) and by Rome's police provincial headquarte...

1218

For many Italians originating from the small farm town of Cercemaggiore, America wasn't the most important discovery of the 15th century. As legend goes, a farmer was working his land when he stumbled upon a clay case buried in the ground. Inside that vase, the farmer uncovered an even greater treasure: a four-and-a-half-foot tall wooden sculp...

2565

By Giovanni di Napoli   Saturday, I made my way to Corona, Queens for the 6th Annual Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, an intimate celebration with plenty of delicious food, fun games and live entertainment. Warmly welcomed, I met many good-hearted and friendly people. I especially enjoyed talking to some of the older participants who glowi...

1414

Per arrivare su in cima, si devono percorrere 373 gradini. E lì ti accoglie una enorme statua del Sacro Cuore di Gesù scolpita da un artista italiano, che guarda dritto verso valle. Intorno a te, le Montagne Rocciose. In fondo, la città di Denver, che sembra come una cattedrale nel deserto.   Si presenta così il picco più alto del Mother's C...

1808

Among the items raised on Sunday at a festival in East Harlem — aside, of course, from the giglio, an 83-foot-tall wooden tower built in honor of St. Anthony of Padua — was a question of moral geography: Do New Yorkers actually have to live in a neighborhood to claim it as their own? The overwhelming answer, at least according to the members of th...

774

US-Italy Global Affairs ForumWednesday, September 30, 2015, 5:00PM-6:30PMJohns Hopkins University / School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)Room 500, Bernstein-Offit Building1717 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20036 The head of a soft (super) power will have just left the United States. How have US and European reporters perceive...

922

La Camera di Commercio Italo americana del Texas ha organizzato un ricco calendario di incontri per la promozione del progetto kosher, ideato dal Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico con la partecipazione delll'UCEI (Unione delle Comunità Ebraiche Italiane).   La missione aveva come obiettivo finale la promozione dei prodotti agroalimentari it...

963

In this country, St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 is a day to wear green, drink Irish beer and eat Irish foods. Irish soda bread is one of the best-known sweet additions to the culinary celebration of this holiday, and while you can buy it in many local bakeries and grocery stores, the bread is easy to make at home.   Not as widely celebrated i...

942

By Ray Lamont  This year's St. Peter's Fiesta, which steps out in earnest Wednesday, is the 88th edition of Gloucester's salute to the patron saint of fishermen. The 2015 Fiesta, which really began last week with the nine-day Novena of prayer that closes Tuesday night at the Lester S. Wass American Legion Post 3 hall at 8 Washington St.,...

690

The Council of Catholic Women of Mary, Seat of Wisdom Parish will host its inaugural Italian Dinner on Saturday, November 9. The celebration of Italian cuisine will be held at Mary, Seat of Wisdom School's Barry Gymnasium in Park Ridge, 920 Granville Avenue, from 6 to 9 p.m. The event is open to the public.   The evening offers something fun...

997