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by Helen Klein   In a turnaround from prior plans, the Santa Rosalia festival will run for as many days and as many blocks along 18th Avenue as it had previously, but it will be held in the middle of August, instead of the end of the month, which community activists hope will ease problems that have been associated with the long-running even...

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A massive Italian feast will be served in Utica this weekend. Thousands will make the pilgrimage to St. Anthony's church for the 102nd annual feast, all to honor the saints Cosmas and Damian. To feed the thousands, preparations are now in full swing.   People at the feast will be asking St. Cosmos and Damian's for good health. One local Ital...

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Quando il cardinale argentino Jorge Bergoglio è stato nominato Papa e ha deciso di adottare, per la prima volta nella storia millenaria della Chiesa cattolica il nome di Francesco, ha inaugurato il suo pontificato con un gesto di alto profilo.   Come è noto infatti, il nome che un Papa decide di assumere per la più alta carica del Cristianes...

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St. Luke's Church, 16-34 Clintonville Street, Whitestone, NY 11357 - Tel. (718) 746-8102 We welcome the Holy Image of Our Lady of Romitello from Sicily to our parish beginning August 12th and returning August 22nd. A novena in her honor will be held in Italian and other special events are planned.   We are honored to welcome His E...

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2013 Feast Schedule: Saturday, September 7th: 2:00 PM: Feast opens with amusements, games, food vendors, etc. 6:30 PM: Procession with the Saints and the "North End Marching Band" 6:45 PM: Healing Service with Holy Oils and Relics of Saints Cosmas and Damian 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM: Free music performances by "The Reminisants"Em...

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State police in Reading say thieves have struck at the National Centre for Padre Pio in Berks County again, this time stealing the right arm and sword of a concrete St. Michael the Archangel statue. Police say the theft happened sometime between 9 a.m. Tuesday to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday from the National Center of Padre Pio in Washington Township, nea...

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By Vincenzo Pascale La Chiesa della Madonna di Pompei situata nel cuore del Greenwich Village di New York rimane dopo oltre un secolo (fu costruita nel 1892) il fulcro della vita religiosa per i cattolici Italiani di Manhattan.   Da circa un anno alla guida della Chiesa è Padre Walter Tonelotto, Scalabriniano, originario di Sant'Eulalia di...

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As it was and as it forever shall be, UArts legend/muse/smartest of the smarties Camille Paglia is a Philadelphia treasure. She is what the kids would refer to as "something else," and we are always intrigued by what delightful intellectual pursuits she is up to.   So when we learned that America: The Catholic Pagan got a hold of her for the...

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On May 29, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago hosted the 4th Annual "Veterans In Need" Dinner to raise funds for the agency's Veteran's Services Programs. The keynote speaker was Col. Harvey Curtiss "Barney" Barnum USMC (Ret.), who earned the Medal of Honor for gallantry and heroism at the Battle of Ky Phu in Vietnam in 1965. Held at...

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Saturday, September 5th, my friends and I joined members of the Società Maria SS. Addolorata di Pignataro Interamna at Saint Mary's Church in Long Island City, New York, to celebrate the 108th Annual Feast of the Madonna Addolorata.   Thank you Emily, Rosetta, Celeste and all the members of the society for your warmth and hospitality, we had...

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