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C'è chi arriva a New York sospinto dal vento del cambiamento o del sogno americano o ancora da quell'idea di libertà che questo paese promette e spesso garantisce. C'è chi arriva e parte in fretta, chi non ha nemmeno il tempo di respirarla questa metropoli che è già di ritorno. Tra le architetture mastodontiche che ti conducono verso il cielo, ci...

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by Christopher Barca Middle Village Catholics have lost one of their more beloved religious figures. Monsignor Nicholas Sivillo, the former pastor of Our Lady of Hope Church at 61-27 71 St., died last Friday night at the age of 76. According to Rev. Michael Carrano, the church's pastor, Sivillo recently suffered a stroke and had been ill...

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It is officially called the Calendario Romano, or Roman Calendar. But on the streets of Rome, the annual line-up of strapping young men of the cloth is better known as the "hot priest calendar". Tourists can often be seen expressing dismay as they stumble across the calendar adorning gift stands close to the Vatican, before snatching a peek, h...

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Cardinal Donald Wuerl recently announced the appointment of Father Ezio Marchetto, C.S., as the Pastor of the Holy Rosary Church, the Italian parish in our Nation's Capitol. Father Lydio Tomasi, who had been the pastor since January 2006, has become "Pastor Emeritus."   Fr. Ezio Marchetto was born in Arzignano, Vicenza, on September 27, 1955...

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by Phyllis A.S. Boros Every August, for the past 23 years, thousands of area folk flock to St. Jude Church in Monroe for its "authentic" Italian festival.   "It's the real deal," said Peter Lucia, who has volunteered at each of the church's 24 festivals. "We expect more than 10,000" at the event, which runs from Wednesday, Aug. 20, through...

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The annual Madonna del Sacro Monte Feast will take place at Holy Face Monastery, 1697 Route 3, on Saturday, May 30. The Bloomfield Mandolin Orchestra, Enrico Granafei, conductor, will perform a special concert at 10:30 a.m., prior to Mass.   The orchestra's performance will be dedicated to the memory of Clifton resident and orchestra su...

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The City of Buffalo is moving forward with their Lake Erie waterfront developments and as they proceed, Monsignor Fred R. Voorhes of St. Anthony's Church wishes to recognize the Italian heritage and ancestors who built the foundations of the City. St. Anthony of Padua parish, in downtown Buffalo behind City Hall, is taking steps to build a museum...

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Members of St. Agnes Church will process through the borough's streets Sunday to mark the annual Feast of the Assumption for the 94th time.   The celebration, starting with a Mass and followed with a breakfast and procession through the borough's streets, marks the Roman Catholic Holy Day on Aug. 15, when the church recognizes the rising of...

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by Carmela Malerba   The 139th Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival, sponsored by the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society, took place on July 16. In addition to several statues of Mary, the procession included statues of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Saints Joseph, John the Baptist, Ann, Jude, Lucy, Anthony the Abbot, Rocco, Anthony of Padua, Rita...

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The 43rd Annual Feast in honor of St. Antonio Abate sponsored by the Fraternal Society of Castrofilippo Inc. began yesterday in Astoria, Queens. The feast, located on Ditmars Boulevard from 38th to 35th Streets, runs until Sunday June 23. The stretch is smoky, sweet and delicious with Puerto Rican and Latin American cuisine, Italian American street...

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