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By Samantha Goodman   The St. Francis Society of Ambler will host the traditional St. Francis Feast Sunday, June 7. Since 1918, this free public event has celebrated St. Francis, the patron saint of the town of Maida, Italy, where many borough residents trace their heritage to and where the festival began. "Cicerata," the official...

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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...

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La religione cattolica è storicamente e culturalmente alla base del senso di omogeneità che pervade la comunità italoamericana. Quando i nostri connazionali attraversarono – spesso tragicamente - l'oceano per un futuro incerto ed estremamente duro, presto trovarono nella celebrazione della loro fede e dei santi patroni delle comunità dalle quali pr...

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By Michele McDonald The Feast of the Three Saints draws thousands of people to downtown Lawrence for three days of music, food, celebration of Italian-American heritage, and traditions honoring St. Alfio, St. Filadelfo, and St. Cirino, Catholic brothers martyred in the third century.   In the 20th century, immigrants from Sicily, who came t...

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Monsignor Hilary Franco ci ricorda l'uragano Sandy quando coinvolge nelle sue iniziative tutti coloro che ritiene meritevoli delle sue attenzioni. Dopo il mai dimenticato Cardinal Renato Martino, oggi in Vaticano, Monsignor Franco ha infilato una serie incredibile di personaggi che ogni anno vanno regolarmente a ritirare il prestigioso premio di St...

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Sunday, May 19thMass 11:00 AMProcession and shower of rose petals to follow Come celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Audience, patroness of Sambuca, Sicily. Refreshments will be served after Mass. Holy Rosary Catholic Church911 E. Missouri AvenueKansas City, Missouri 64106 For more info contact:(816) 842-5440 * All schedules and activities a...

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The Feast of the Assumption will take place August 15th-18th in Little Italy. This will mark the 115th year of celebrating the feast on the historic streets.   The feast is a Catholic Holy Day that celebrates The Virgin Mary going to Heaven. A service is celebrated At Holy Rosary Church at 10:00 a.m. after a statue of Mary is taken in proces...

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The San Gennaro Foundation kicks off October's Italian Heritage Month, Sept. 27-29, a celebration of everything it means to be Italian, with their annual street festival, The Galbani® Cheese Italian Feast of San Gennaro, Los Angeles, beginning with its fundraising gala, Prima Notte 2013, on Sept. 26, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla.  ...

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When one hears the word "procession" what comes to mind? For some it is as the Dictionary explains: the act of moving along or proceeding in orderly succession or in a formal and ceremonious manner, as a line of people, animals, vehicles.   In the Catholic tradition, the word "procession" can have several meanings: The procession of the Holy...

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Four Roman Catholic parishes in this borough will cease to exist come next summer, as part of the reorganization plan that the Archdiocese of New York announced Sunday.   Mergers of existing parishes will affect one-third of the 33 parishes on Staten Island. Here's a look at the four churches -- one in Rosebank, one in New Brighton, and two...

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