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Scandal - Wedding - Divorce
September 2016 | La Gazzetta Italiana
L’indimenticabile storia d’amore tra l’attrice svedese Ingrid Bergman ed il regista italiano Roberto Rossellini ha rappresentato anche uno dei grandi scandali di Hollywood. Nel marzo del 1949 durante le riprese di Stromboli...
I Grandi Matrimoni, Southern Italian Style
September 2016 | Valerie Schneider
When my Italian friends saw “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” they shrugged and said, “Yeah, what’s the big deal?” The movie wasn’t an exaggeration of their matrimonial experiences here in Southern Italy. If anything,...
Assisi's Glorious Day
October 2015 | Anne Robichaud
St. Francis' feast day, Oct. 4, is a big day in Assisi and a big day in Italy. In 2005, the Italian Parliament declared this day to be a celebration of peace, brotherhood and dialogue among all peoples of all religions.
Each year, one of the 20...
Innovation and Tradition
July 2015 | Antonio De Palma
"There are three capitals in Europe: Paris, London and Naples." Written by Stendhal in 1817, this gives the ancient and beautiful city of Naples what it actually deserves.
To discredit the stereotypes of decadence and corruption, we have to...
Easter Traditions
April 2015 | Jennifer Spitalieri
While you probably won't see the Easter bunny if you are traveling to Italy this Easter, you will have the opportunity to experience many wonderful Pasqua traditions. The days prior to Easter host solemn processions and masses while Easter day is a...
L'Altaro di San Giuseppe, La Tavola di San Giuseppe, La Festa di San Giuseppe
March 2015 | Rina Catena
May 14, 1960, Ramacca Sicily: it all began on that sunny afternoon. Two weeks earlier, my mother had given birth to my brother, Santo. Santo means Saint in Italian. It was a very difficult birth as he was born at home with the aid of a mammana, and...
Christmas Blessing
December 2014 | Paul Sciria
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Eternal God, this joyful season is radiant with the brilliance of your one true Light born on Christmas Day. May that Light illumine the hearts and shine in the words and deeds of all of our Staff, our readers, families and friends.
May...
The Floating Nativity of Battaglia Terme
December 2014 | Myra Robinson
Battaglia Terme these days is an unremarkable, faded spa town on the fringes of the Euganean Hills in the Veneto, south of Padua. It had its early origins in the 12th and 13th centuries, first coming to prominence when its canal was constructed to...
An Immigrant's Special Love Story
October 2014 | Paul Sciria
Francesco and Giuseppina (Josephine) Catena left Ramacca, Sicily (Prov. Catania) and came to America on April 6, 1966. Their story began as neighbors in Ramacca where her parents, John Sabatino and Francesca, owned an Italian deli. John and...
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