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By Christine Young Monsignor Joseph Mayo's recent assignment as pastor of Saint John the Baptist Parish prompted Marianne Fratto Brunatti and her sister, Diane Fratto Chase, both parishioners of the parish, to find the family history book and, in particular, a photograph of the Italians who immigrated to Utah from Grimaldi, Italy during the early...

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If you're Italian at heart, you and your family won't want to miss the San Gennaro Feast in Las Vegas because it is the biggest event since Sinatra came to town. It might be called an annual festival, but lucky us, they hold it twice a year because once is just not enough.   Held Sept. 9-14, 2014, it features mouth-drooling international foo...

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NEW YORK - «Nei suoi ottant'anni di vita, la chiesa di Santa Fortunata ha ospitato quattro grandi flussi migratori: prima gli anglosassoni, poi gli italiani e, negli ultimi trent'anni, gli spagnoli e gli afro-americani. Per ogni gruppo posso ricordare innumerevoli casi di discriminazione: dall'essere rifiutati in chiesa perché non parlavano l'ingle...

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Jesus has his halo back and Mary is gloriously crowned in a century-old rendering of the Pieta that was restored in time for the 100th anniversary of Our Lady of Pity R.C. Church in Bulls Head. The Pieta, a wood sculpture depicting Our Lady of Pity and the crucified Jesus, was originally located in the parish's former church building on Lamberts L...

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The oldest and longest running Italian Street Fair in the Hudson Valley: The 93rd Annual Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Wednesday through Sunday, July 15-19, from 6:00 pm until Midnight, at 155 Highland Avenue in Verplanck, NY.   Enjoy carnival rides and games, live entertainment and homemade Italian food for sale including sausage...

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On Tues., Jan. 6, Figli di San Gennaro (Children of San Gennaro), the nonprofit community organization that has been presenting New York City's annual Feast of San Gennaro since 1996, donated a total of $149,500, representing net proceeds after expenses, from the 2013 and 2014 feasts to Catholic education, churches and other community organizations...

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The Saint Pio Foundation is proud to present the "Saint Pio Award Ceremony", which will take place at The Naval Heritage Center (701 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20004), on Friday, May 22, 2015, at 6:30pm.The Saint Pio Award has been established to recognize the selfless and outstanding contribution to the Catholic Church of those...

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by Calogero Lombardo   The history of the Sicilian neighborhood on the Near North Side of Chicago begins around the time of the Chicago Fire. Scandinavians and Germans had by then established colonies there, and were infiltrated by the Irish soon after. Italians had begun filtering in by the 1850s, but their inhabitation would not coalesce i...

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Last weekend, at the boisterous intersection of Hollywood and Highland, thousands gathered for three days of live music, food, wine, rides, and games at the 13th annual Feast of San Gennaro.   The savory smells of Italian sausage and warm cheese melting on thin pizza permeated the air as guests indulged in baked clams on the half shell and s...

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North Texas Catholics will have the opportunity Tuesday to view the remains of St. Maria Goretti, who became a saint before she was even a teenager. The Italian was martyred for her faith in 1902 at the age of 11 after she was stabbed to death for refusing to submit to a rapist. She forgave him on her death bed.   The visit of her remai...

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