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St. Ambrose Parish on the Hill invites everyone to the St. Joseph Altar on Sunday, March 19, 2017.  There will be a Mass in Italian in St. Ambrose Church at 11:00 a.m., followed by a short procession to the School Building, right in back.  The Mass will last about one hour, so the festivities in the school will begin around 12:30 p.m. There will be...

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Since the closing of the Extraordinary Year of Mercy and the shortening of church hours (doors now close at 6pm), my visits to the Shrine Church of Most Precious Blood in NYC’s historic Little Italy has been considerably reduced. So when I had the opportunity to attend the church’s monthly “Music & Voices” concert series Thursday evening, I jumped...

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The New York Archdiocese is in contract with a Staten Island developer to sell the original Holy Rosary Church building and adjoining parish parcels, the Advance has learned. The 90-year-old stucco and wood-frame church, built by hand by Italian immigrants, is at 207 Sand Lane, two blocks from the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Boardwalk in South Beach....

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Ascension Parish in Batavia will host its annual Saint Joseph Day Table beginning at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 19. This year the event is open to the general public and the funds raised will be used for the ministry and outreach done by Ascension Parish on behalf of the community. According to its pastor, Fr. David R. Glassmire, the parish seeks to "...

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Mark your calendars and come celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph Sunday, March 19, 2017 at St. Ambrose Church. It is not often that this annual event for the parish falls on the actual feast day of St. Joseph. That makes this year’s celebration that much more special. “There may be some minor changes, but the feast will continue the same traditions o...

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As a Catholic parishioner, born into an Italian-American family, I was brought up with a strong faith in Catholicism. Many of us were baptized, received communion, confirmed and married within her walls. Our church served as a place where many of us found solace, a place where many of us reflected on our life's problems, a place where we became a f...

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The Mount Carmel Preservation Society has not given up after losing a Historical Commission vote last month, filing an appeal to a church merger that signals the Catholic Diocese of Worcester is moving on from the historic church and requesting input on a committee to determine next steps for the building. MPS President Mauro DePasquale told member...

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Nestled in Chinatown near Dodger Stadium is a thriving parish that is the heart of the local Italian Catholic community. St. Peter’s Italian Catholic Church has Italian parishioners from all over Southern Los Angeles, and serves as a place for families to live out their cultural and religious devotions, feasts and dances. On Jan. 15, church members...

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Msgr. Jamie J. Gigantiello is taking on the role of pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and administrator of Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Williamsburg while remaining vicar for development and director of parish giving programs for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. He is leaving St. Bernard in Mill Basin, which will now be under th...

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06:00 - 08:00 pm, Thursday, March 2, 2017 - The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10036. The Philip V. Cannistraro Seminar Series in Italian American Studies - Beyond Memory: Italian Protestants in Italy and America (Dennis Barone, University of Saint Joseph) In Beyond Memory (SUNY Press, 2...

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