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In their zeal to save Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, the Mount Carmel Preservation Society appears to have driven its preservation efforts over a cliff. And it was all so unnecessary in the short term, casting aside a voluntary demolition reprieve offered by Bishop Robert J. McManus at least until January 2018 to study other options. The Mount Ca...

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Baltimore has a very lively Little Italy, and a promotion center that does a lot of interesting and important things to represent and promote what's Italian in "The city that reads", as once somebody nicknamed it. The President of this Promotion center is a young successful Italian very proud of his roots. We're thankful to Gianni Andracchio for...

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Saint Adalbert's Church - 337 Morningstar Road   Staten Island, NY 10303 - (718) 442-8476   7 PM Outdoor Rosary (weather permitting) 8 PM Solemn Cantata Mass in honor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel followed by candlelight procession with the statue of the Madonna throughout the streets of Elm Park Staten Island. The statue...

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One sure sign of summer having arrived is the beginning of Italian Festival Season. Italians across the United States can usually find a cultural celebration taking place within hours if not minutes from wherever they may live. The 2013 National Italian American Foundation calendar has identified festivals that will take place throughout the year i...

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The 16th annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel Italian Festival will open Thursday and run through July 27 on the church grounds, near Choffin Career Center.   The festival stays true to its Italian heritage, with a full slate of musical performances on two stages. Acts include local and regional favorites Rex Taneri, the Avanti Band, Rocky Monaco...

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By Louise Carroll   Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Parish is celebrating 70 years of Catholic education in Ellwood City. An anniversary party Saturday at the Sons of Italy on Lawrence Avenue will offer the area's many alumni a chance to reminisce, share memorabilia and look ahead. There's much to reflect upon.   The roots of C...

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Sponsored by the Madonna Della Cava Society August 9th—11th, 2013 - Hanover and Battery Streets   Madonna Della Cava Society - 3 Battery Street - North End, Boston, MA 02109 (617) 523-8842   Come celebrate the 93rd Annual Grand Religious Feast in Honor of the Madonna Della Cava, Patroness of Pietraperzia, Sicily Sunda...

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Ever since monks and conservationists were known to be nearly finished restoring medieval manuscripts from the Sacred Convent of St. Francis in Assisi, some of the mightiest museums in the world have clamored to display them.   After all, they are the oldest documents that tell the story of St. Francis. Born Francesco di Bernardone, a soldie...

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Celebrity chef, restaurateur and Food Network personality, Donatella Arpaia, is honored to host a gala dinner to mark the 45th anniversary of the passing of Padre Pio. This is the first and only US official event, which follows a Holy Mass at The Sacred Hearts & St. Stephen Church, celebrated by Father Carlos Laborde, Secretary General of the I...

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Fifty years ago this month, the Italian-American Society in Indianapolis decided to restore the Chapel in the Meadow in the Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area. The chapel had been built 20 years earlier by Italian prisoners of war and dedicated in the autumn of 1943. So this fall also marks the 70th anniversary of the chapel itself.   In 1943...

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