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by Jill Sederstrom   It has survived three fires, two world wars, the Depression and a changing neighborhood. But if there's one thing Holy Rosary Catholic Church has proved over the nearly 125 years that it's been a fixture in Kansas City, it's that it endures.   And the Catholic church hasn't just endured, it continues to thriv...

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In years past, organizers of the St. Anthony Italian Festival have used wood chips and stones to cope with wet fields. Not this year. There's just too much water. The festival commission decided Saturday morning to postpone the annual festival, which was scheduled for Labor Day weekend. The commission will meet again Wednesday to try to p...

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By Scott Hayes   Sunday morning was all things Italian as Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church celebrated Feast Day with a procession through the streets featuring a statue of church patron Blessed Mary. Following a mid-morning mass, parishioners descended the church steps as steeple bells clanged and a hot summer sun glistened off its golde...

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By Jonathan Sperling A celebration in Bensonhurst will bring the spirit of Italy to the heart of southwest Brooklyn. The Feast of Santa Rosalia will begin August 20, stretching from 68th Street to 75th Street on 18th Avenue (aka Cristoforo Colombo Boulevard), and end on August 30.   The feast, which is the largest Italian-American feas...

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by Russell Contreras An Italian-born nun who challenged Billy the Kid, calmed angry mobs and helped open hospitals and schools in New Mexico territory took a step Friday toward possible sainthood with documents about her purported good deeds being sent to Rome.   In a public Albuquerque ceremony, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe formally closed...

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St. Anthony of Padua's Festival Committee will sponsor a festival in Jersey City from Friday through Sunday. The three-day festival will feature Spanish, Filipino, Italian and Polish food, as well as live music, cold beverages, games, rides, a Super 50/50 raffle, a money wheel and vendors, among other things.   The musical entertainment...

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Most Italians are Roman Catholics and the custom of baptizing or christening a baby is one of the most cherished traditions in Italy and Italian communities worldwide.   Baptisms are occasions of great joy and celebration and usually occur shortly after the baby's birth — within a year in most cases, although in some areas of Italy baptism c...

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di Riccardo Chioni   Personalmente, Papa Francesco recentemente ha espresso il desiderio di compiere un viaggio negli Stati Uniti e nonostante la Santa Sede non abbia ancora confermato la missione apostolica, nella Big Apple c'è già chi è in fermento e si sta adoperando per stendere il "tappeto bianco" al Citi Field, lo stadio dei Mets. Com...

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The Duluth City Council on Monday night voted down an ordinance that would designate St. Peter's church a local historic landmark. The Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) voted in October to nominate St. Peter's for designation. It is a historic Catholic church built by Italian Americans almost two centuries ago.   Read more   Sou...

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by Elizabeth Vallone   All over the United States celebrations of Italian identity are being held every single month of the year. The immigrants of the Mezzogiorno of Italy are dispersed around America and they brought their customs and devotions to their patron saints with them at the turn of the 20th century.   A directory of these...

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