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By Sr. Camille D'Arienzo People in Msgr. David Cassato's neighborhood affectionately call him "The Pope of Bensonhurst." In his current parish of St. Athanasius as well as his previous parish, he has been likened to the father of a large Italian family at whose table there is room for everyone, regardless of race, color or creed.   His boom...

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When: August 8, 9, and 10 2014Where: Pearl and Thacher Streets, Malden, MAEvent Schedule: Feast Schedule 85th Annual Feast of St. Rocco to be held in Malden on August 8, 9 and 10, 2014Jam packed Malden Talent Weekend!Featuring Malden's own Joey Voices and more! On August 8, 9 and 10, the Saint Rocco's Feast Association will celebrate 85 years of...

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by Elinor J. Brecher   In October 1963, Sister Lucia Ceccotti and 10 Sisters of St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo, the order she entered at 18, came from Italy to found the Marian Center School for people with intellectual disabilities. The nuns came at the behest of Miami's first bishop, Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll, who knew about the o...

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Si sono affidati alla rete i Francescani della chiesa romana di San Francesco a Ripa, a Trastevere, per raccogliere i fondi necessari per il restauro della cella dove San Francesco soggiornava quando veniva nella Città Eterna per incontrare il Papa tra il 1209 e il 1223.   Attraverso la piattaforma Kickstarter, i Frati Minori hanno sollecita...

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Si terrà l'11 dicembre alle 19 al Westchester Italian Cultural Center il seminario "The Madonna in Italian Art".   La Vergine Santa è stata un tema artistico per molti pittori lungo il corso dei secoli nella cultura cristiana. Nel tempo, le caratteristiche delle varie madonne sono cambiate così come gli ornamenti ma per la gran parte dei cas...

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Sponsored by the Society of Saint Anthony of Giovinazzo May 23rd – June 2nd Most Precious Blood Church109 Mulberry Street, NYC 10013(Between Broome and Spring Streets) Opening Day May 23rdMusic every night Saturday, May 25th — Procession of St. Anthony with the members (3:00 PM) Saturday, June 1st — Procession of St. Anthony (7:00 PM) Sunday,...

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by Matt Conti   Kicking off the first summer 2013 procession in Boston's North End was the Società Santa Maria di Anzano. The Italian religious procession was held on Sunday, June 2, 2013 starting at St. Leonard Church and winding through the neighborhood streets to be honored by devotees.   The procession coincided with the Festa Naz...

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An Italian Christmas in 2015 is a mixture of centuries-old regional traditions and more modern touches, often with a slight American influence. But at the heart of the holiday for most Italians is the idea of celebrating the birth of Jesus, and doing so with family. The Feast of the Seven Fishes, or cenone (literally 'big dinner') as it is kno...

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Over the past 15 years or so, visionary director Romeo Castellucci has blossomed into a star of Europe's theater festivals and prestigious institutions with largely plotless, large-scale shows that operate at a dizzyingly high conceptual and technical level, and are so abstract that they become strangely accessible (you can project anything onto th...

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by Shannon E. Ayala   Revisiting your heritage can make for a pretty heavy experience.Especially for members of the East Harlem Giglio Society, who journeyed to the small Neapolitan village from which their forebears migrated to New York more than a century back, and returned with a new centerpiece for their historic religious festival. Thi...

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