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The New Castle connection of a venerated Roman Catholic saint will be celebrated March 9 at St. Mary’s Church. St. Pio — born Francesco Forgione in Pietrelcina, Italy, and later known as Padre Pio. never actually set foot in town. However, his father, Grazio Forgione, came to Mahoningtown, PA in 1899, working on a farm and sending money back to Ita...

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The historic St. Michael's Catholic Church, located on Cianci Street in Paterson, concluded its operations with a final mass on Sunday. Established over a century ago, the church served as the first Italian church in Paterson, playing a central role in the spiritual life of the community. The closure of St. Micheal's was attributed to building viol...

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Italy is a place rich in history, culture and art, and religious buildings bear witness to this. A journey to discover the most beautiful churches in Italy will give you emotions that will satisfy your spirituality but at the same time satisfy lovers of art history and aesthetic taste. Each monument guards its own soul: whether in the city centre o...

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Our Lady of Pompeii Church is located on 25 Carmine St. in New York City since 1928. But originally it was born in 1892 as the chapel of St. Raphael Society for the Protection of Italian Immigrants,  in a townhouse that is still standing at 113 Waverly Place. The church location had to be changed several times but the needs of the ever-growing migr...

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Holy Week is central to the spiritual lives of Italians on both sides of the Atlantic. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish and Shrine and the Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii will play their parts from Palm Sunday (March 24) to Easter Sunday (March 31). OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL (Melrose Park) will celebrate Mass with the distribution of palms at 7:45 a.m. and...

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An exhibit that includes more than 100 relics of Jesus Christ, the Holy Family, and numerous saints will be exhibited at a parish in northern New Jersey on Saturday, Feb. 24, from noon to 7 p.m. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Oratory in Montclair, New Jersey, will host the exhibit at its Capozzelli Hall on 94 Pine Street. The parish is located in the Dio...

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For more than a year, Denver and Colorado have welcomed more than 38,000 migrants in search of refuge from the turmoil in their homelands in South and Central America. In the core sense of the word, “refuge” evokes hope, comfort, and safety. This is what Denver, some non-profit charities, and the State of Colorado have provided in the absence of co...

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A foundation dedicated to spreading devotion to St. Pio of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio, is set to open a chapel in rural Kansas this weekend that will permanently host a first-class relic of the saint.  Luciano Lamonarca, the founder of the Saint Pio Foundation, told CNA that the plan is to inaugurate five chapels dedicated to the saint,...

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A new biopic on the life of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, titled Cabrini, is set to release in theaters in the Spring of 2024. This highly anticipated film from Angel Studios, the same company that produces The Chosen, will focus on the life and works of Mother Cabrini, especially her devoted efforts to tend to Italian immigrants in New York City at...

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Paolo Soleri was an Italian architect and designer and a piece of his work lives in Midtown. But talks of moving has concerned some neighbors. Soleri created a chapel within the University of Arizona Cancer Center in honor of his wife who passed away of the disease. It was completed in 1986 and was used as a public chapel. The chapel consists of 10...

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