Nell'ambito delle iniziative per ricordare il 45° anniversario del beato transito al Cielo di Padre Pio, la Puglia Center of America ha organizzato per le ore 19 di lunedì 16 Settembre 2013, presso la Chiesa del Sacro Cuore e Santo Stefano di Brooklyn, una solenne Celebrazione Eucaristica presieduta dal frate cappuccino Fr. Carlo Laborde, Segretari...

by Marc Torrence   People who regularly drink coffee could be less at risk for the early stages of Alzheimer's and dementia, a new study recently found. Researchers at the University of Bari Aldo Moro in Italy studied 1,445 people 65-84 years old over an average of three and a half years.   They were looking for signs of mild cog...

By Lino Patruno Did you know that the fastest superlight plane in the world was created at Monopoli among Puglia's most beautiful olive trees? And did you know that it is built by two Apulian lads of little more than thirty years of age?   And did you know that they started just with regional funding of 25thousand euros and their heads full...

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...

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...

Power and Liturgy: Baroque-Era Silver in the Barese Territory, organized by the Cooperativa Armida of Conversano, runs in the Paolo Finoglio Municipal Painting Gallery of Conversano's Aragonese Castle until June 30th, 2014. The exhibition, divided into four sections (paintings, silver sculpture, liturgical objects and vestments, and documents), is...

by Jim Tardley   All Luciano Faggiano wanted when he purchased the seemingly unremarkable building at 56 Via Ascanio Grandi was to open a trattoria. The only problem was the toilet. Sewage kept backing up. So Mr. Faggiano enlisted his two older sons to help him dig a trench and investigate. He predicted the job would take about a week.&...

Join us as we continue to showcase Italy's regional richness and diversity in our popular series "Taste the Regions". Each time, native experts introduce us to a different Italian region or city presenting its history, geography and culinary traditions in an informal and fun format. For the first appointment of 2016, we will discover Puglia, t...

by Briana Palma   A little bit of Salento, Italy, is coming to Boston.As part of the Year of Italian Culture, La Notte della Taranta is bringing its unique, Southern Italian sound to the Outside the Box festival. Slate for July 13 to 20, it is the largest free entertainment event in the city this summer, with more than 200 performers partici...

Getting bored just thinking of crowded beaches, lots of people, umbrellas and yelling children, where finding a moment of peace and silence as an impossible mission? If so, you'll be glad to know Italy has plenty of unspoiled and natural paradises where you can find peace, but also swim and sunbathe.   For instance, have you ever swum in a n...