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by Sarah Laskow   Two thousand years ago, around the time that Jesus of Nazareth was born, the second Holy Temple was still standing in Jerusalem. The Great Pyramid at Giza was already 2,500 years old, but the Library of Alexandria was still around. In Rome, the Colosseum hadn't been built yet.   It's a bit uncanny to think about the...

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by Daniel J. Kov   Held one week early to make room for the visit of Pope Francis to Philadelphia, the St. Padre Pio Festival on Sunday continued to delight local residents looking to eat, pray and love in the company of family. The couple of thousand residents who made their way out for the annual event often referred to it as feeling...

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This year's St. Anthony's Italian Feast, held June 6 - 9 and in its 13th year, was a tremendous success in spite of the fickle weather and one washout day. It once again transformed the parking lot at the Church of the Assumption in Roselle Park, into a wonderland of rides, games, food, entertainment and, after dark, sparkling lights. It was a grea...

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By Frank Mazzaglia Among the 275,000 Italian-Americans who make their home in Middlesex County, many of them, particularly Sicilians, will most likely be visiting Lawrence, the "Immigrant City" this Labor Day weekend for the 90th anniversary of "The Feast of the Three Saints." Revelers come to the "The Feast" for a good time. After all, everybody...

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The 113th Feast of San Vincenzo in New York City on Sunday Oct. 26th will be significant, marking either the last event held at St. Joseph's Church or a celebration of the church's continued operation.   The Archdiocese of New York in evaluating their structure, anticipates announcing closings of some churches this Fall. Regardless of the de...

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The Italian American Social Club of Waldwick returned to a tradition that began at Old Saint Luke's Church in HoHoKus, NJ on August 15th of 1922. The last time that the newly restored historic banner was carried in a special procession was in 1962. Members of the original Italian club of Waldwick traversed the streets of Waldwick in its early day f...

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di Peppe Acquaro   Cercate un confessore che parli perfettamente la vostra lingua, o volete sapere quali sono gli orari delle celebrazioni liturgiche del pomeriggio? Non c'è problema. E' tutto scritto, e a portata di touch, nella nuova app, «Iubitinera». E' l'applicazione dedicata ai pellegrini del Giubileo, pensata e realizzata a tempo di r...

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Last Sunday (May 31st), my friends and I joined members of the Società San Calogero di Torretta in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn for the 53rd Annual Feast of San Calogero. Starting from the society's clubhouse on 20th Avenue, the procession made its way through the neighborhood to Saint Dominic's Church, where we celebrated Mass in Italian. On 18th Avenue...

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By Christine Young   The Italian-American Civic League and Salt Lake Italian Club will host Festa Italiana Salt Lake City in the downtown area Sept. 19-20. The festival, in its first year, will focus on Italian food and culture. Festa Italiana Salt Lake City is a non-profit Italian festival and "a portion of the proceeds will be do...

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Domenica prossima, 21 dicembre, a Magnacavallo - capitale morale dell'emigrazione mantovana - si celebrerà un evento in memoria di Francesca Saverio Cabrini, Patrona degli Emigranti. L'evento si articolerà in due momenti: prima la Santa Messa nella chiesa parrocchiale alle 10:00 e poi la visita al Museo dell'emigrato "Wally Cremaschi Miglioret...

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