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Dear friends, once again there are many things we at We the Italians are working on. Whether alone or in partnership with some friends, we are happy to continue promoting the friendship between Italy and the United States and the significant contribution of Italian Americans to the relationship between our countries. We begin with an event that wil...

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Papa Leone XIV, il primo papa italoamericano Nuovi Consolati onorari italiani a Boise Idaho e a Cleveland Ohio Due nuovi collegamenti aerei inaugurati tra Italia e Stati Uniti: Roma-Denver e Napoli-Chicago  Il successo straordinario di Nonnas, il nuovo film di Netflix  La statua di Colombo rimossa da New Haven, Connecticut, trova finalmente una ca...

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Early projections following the Conclave suggest that the first American Pope could become a major economic driver for Rome. Tourism—a critical pillar of the Eternal City’s economy—could see its GDP contribution rise by as much as 6%, according to the hospitality sector. Pope Leo XIV is expected to be a major draw for U.S. travelers planning a Euro...

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Much is being written and on TV about Pope Leo's connection to New Orleans. Little is being noted that one of his maternal great-great-grandfathers, Giacomo Martino, was born in 1806 in San Remo Italy.  Louisiana-Italians are celebrating this connection to the Vatican. Giacomo Martino’s name became Jacques Martinez in the 1820s after he arrived i...

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The Rev. Paul Galetto once showed a young Robert Prevost around the city of Rome — decades later, Prevost held his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel as Pope Leo XIV, the first pope in the Catholic Church's history to be born in the United States. Galetto, the pastor at St. Paul Church in South Philadelphia's Italian Market, once lived with Prevost....

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A beloved Chicago fast-food chain is honoring the new pope with a Chicago staple. Portillo’s introduced on social media Friday “The Leo” Italian Beef sandwich. “In the name of the gravy, the bun, and hot giard – we introduce The Leo: divinely seasoned Italian Beef, baptized in gravy,” the restaurant’s post reads. Portillo’s says this “heavenly” cre...

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COPOMIAO — a national nonprofit representing 71 Italian American organizations across the country — warmly congratulates Pope Leo XIV on his historic election. As the first U.S.-born Pontiff, his rise to the papacy is a milestone in the Church’s 2,000-year history and opens the door to renewed engagement with American Catholics.  Over the past thre...

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Pope Leo XIV also has Italian ancestry, similar to Pope Francis, who came from across the world. Robert Francis Prevost's grandfather was born in Italy on June 24, 1876, the feast day of St. John, the patron saint of Turin. The individual listed as John R. Prevost in a death certificate and a 1950 census could very well have been born in Italy as G...

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The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) extends its warmest congratulations and blessings to Robert Francis Prevost, who has been elected as the 267th Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church and will take the name Leo XIV. As the leading organization for Italian Americans, NIAF recognizes the profound significance this moment holds for...

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