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In Italy, I have come to believe that you don't need much reason in order to celebrate life! It seems like at least a few times a month, there's a reason to get together, order cake, celebrate! There are also a lot of "Saint" holidays in Italy! St. Francis, St. Antonio, St. Giuseppe and of course, St. Giovanni, or St. John. Celebrated just two week...

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The Wooster Square that I grew up in was almost totally populated by immigrants from the Campania region of Italy, towns and villages below Naples and in fairly close proximity to each other. I often wondered how they happened to settle in that particular neighborhood and discovered that it was a combination of family and work availability. Of cour...

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The 18th annual Feast of St. Anthony returns this year with four days full of food, music, amusement rides, games, entertainment, and faith for the whole community. The events will begin on Thursday, June 7 and run through Sunday, June 10. The popular event is the Church of the Assumption’s largest single fundraiser and will have homemade cooking,...

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To know Rev. Francis Carabello, is to love him! And the proof was in the pudding when hundreds of people attended his Mass and reception that celebrated his 50th priestly ordination. Father Frank, as he's called by locals, was the pastor of St. Joseph's from 1980 until his retirement in 2009. After almost 30 years as pastor, it wasn't surprising th...

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The St. Ann's Annual Italian Festa has been set for June 13 to 16 at 45 Anderson St. in Raritan. The festival will include homemade Italian food, games, rides, 50/50s, beer garden and entertainment. The St. Ann Italian Festa is the church's longest standing tradition. It is a family event that helps raise funds for St. Ann School.

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Padre Pio was born to a poor peasant family in the rural town of Pietrelcina, Italy. They had little money and his parents could not read or write. However, Pio’s parents had high hopes their son could one day follow his calling to be a priest. As a young boy Pio had related to his parents a desire to become a religious and they asked a local Capuc...

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Thousands of people have made their way to Northeastern Pennsylvania tonight for an Italian tradition. Each year, locals host what's called the Race of the Saints through the streets of Jessup. When immigrants came to NEPA in 1909, they brought back a piece of Italy with them, and they've kept it alive. "It's generation after generation of runners,...

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Sunday July 8 from 12:30 to 17:00 EDT. Holy Angels Church, 855 Scott St., Kulpmont, PA. The 2018 SAN MARZIALE PROCESSION featuring the Legendary KULPMONT OUR BOYS BAND will be held on Sunday July 8th. Looking to experience (and preserve) a piece of history? Looking to give back to the community? Looking to help those in need? Looking for an EXCELLE...

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In the 1270s, Thomas Aquinas founded a Dominican academy in the monastery attached to San Domenico Maggiore. Extraordinary witness accounts from this time testify that the priest was able to levitate during meditation. In one instance, the sacristan of the basilica witnessed Aquinas levitating while simultaneously speaking to Christ, who compliment...

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In the basement of the old Saint Leo School in Little Italy, the sweet scents of cinnamon, vanilla and lemon surrounded the neighborhood ladies and other volunteers last Saturday as they made “pizzelle,” Italian waffle cookies, for the Saint Anthony Festival. Pizzelle” is plural in Italian for the cookies. (Pizzella is one cookie). The word means,...

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