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Da venerdì 2 agosto 2013 18.00 a domenica 4 agosto 2013, 23.30 Louis 'Lefty' Cepull Memorial Park - Aliquippa, PA,  This local tribute was brought to the area by the immigrants from Patrica, Italy, where St. Rocco is the patron saint. They settled primarily in the Plan 11 section of Aliquippa, where the original festas began. &nbs...

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Obituary from Campbell Funeral Home. Filomena (Gesualdi) Zelano, 89, beloved wife of the late Luigi Zelano, died Monday, March 9, 2015 at Beverly Hospital.   Born in Panni Foggia, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Carlo and Maria (Calitri) Gesualdi. She was raised in Italy and immigrated to the United States in 1960, settling in Beverl...

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WTI Magazine #73    2015 November 27Author : italia.it      Translation by:   As the heart of one of the world's most significant religions, Italy has always been a destination for those who have made their faith a way of life and who wish to explore the roots of a world that has produced art, architecture, and objects of inestimable value. Italy...

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New York's 87th Feast of San Gennaro kicks off on September 12, 2013, and, will run through September 22, 2013. If you aren't familiar with this annual celebration, the feast takes place in Manhattan's Little Italy, and, it is both a religious and cultural celebration of Italian/Americans and Italians living in the greater Tri-State area.  ...

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By Giovanni di Napoli I returned to Boston, Massachusetts last weekend for the highly anticipated 100th Anniversary of the Feast of Santa Agrippina di Mineo.   Part of me was a little sad that I was going to miss the Feast of Saint Rocco in Glen Cove and the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Bergen Beach, but you only get one opportunity...

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St. Anthony's Mutual Aid Society will hold the annual St. Anthony's Italian Festival on Saturday, Sept. 20, with a traditional procession through the streets of downtown Glassboro at noon.   The event also includes authentic food and entertainment, a bocce tournament and a homemade wine competition. Residents and friends are encouraged to li...

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by Cinzia Dal Maso   Restoration work on the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem is being led by an Italian archaeologist, Alessandro Fichera. The work, which started a year ago, was entrusted to the firm Piacenti from Prato, which won an international tender in 2013. This is the first restoration performed on the Basilica since the Veneti...

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Hundreds gathered at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church in Ridgewood, Queens on Sunday (March 22nd) to celebrate the annual Festa di San Giuseppe. Mass was held in Italian by Father Thomas, followed by a procession through the neighborhood with marching bands and the saint's statue. Sponsored by the Associazone Cattolica Italiana di Miraculou...

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  WTI Magazine #63    2015 June, 27Author : Giovanni Verde      Translation by:   The first American citizen proclaimed saint was born in Italy. Francesca Xavier Cabrini was born in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano on July 15, 1850. At 24 she decides to devote her life to God and becomes a missionary. In 1880 Francesca founds the Congregation of the Congre...

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If you visited Williamsburg, Brooklyn, last week, you will have seen a colorful reminder that certain sections of that borough were not always colonized by tattooed, pierced and bearded hipsters, with their bicycles and skateboards and skinny jeans.   The parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel hosted its annual feast. It runs over a week and is...

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