The Novena in honor of Our Lady of the Assumption begins on August 6th at 7:00 PM in Holy Rosary Church and continues to August 14th.   The Assumption Feast Day Mass is on Thursday, August 15th at 11:00 AM, followed by a street procession. The Saint Rocco Feast Day Mass is on Friday, August 16th at 11:00 AM, followed by a street procession....

It's not all pizza fritta and pastaciotti. But if it were, I would be more than all right with that. The Sts. Cosmas and Damian Festival is a religious festival, with participants making the pilgrimage to St. Anthony and St. Agnes Church in East Utica on tour buses from all over the Northeast and Canada to participate. But even though th...

The 86th annual Italian Feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian will take place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7 and 8, on Warren Street in East Cambridge. There will be food vendors, parades, amusement rides, games and live entertainment. There will also be a special healing service Sept. 7. Performers include local band, "The Reminisants," and "SeaBreeze,...

At Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, at 28088 Main Street in Lacombe, a group of ladies have been busy every day preparing for the annual St. Joseph Day altar. This Catholic/Italian tradition has always been held on Thursday (March 19), which is the feast of St. Joseph.   This longtime tradition was brought to America by some of the fir...

By Susan Clark Porter   The traditional end-of-summer St. Anthony's Festival will be held this Labor Day weekend, although organizers have scaled it back from three days to two. Weather and soggy ground at the SMS Field forced last year's festival, which pays tribute to the strong Italian heritage in this town, to be postponed until Col...

Thank you Tony for sharing with us your wonderful pictures of the Feast of the Madonna del Sacro Monte (May 30th) at Holy Face Monastery in Clifton, New Jersey. Sadly I was unable to attend the celebration this year, but I heard so many good things. Mass was celebrated in English and Italian with Msgr. Joseph Ambrosio, Pastor of Our Lady of Mount...

By Giovanni di Napoli Sunday afternoon (Sept. 27th), my friends and I made our way to the Knights of Columbus Archbishop John Hughes Council 481 (1305 86th St.) in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn for the First Annual Feast of the Madonna di Montevergine. Participants gathered at the fairgrounds for some refreshments, while the kids enjoyed the many games...

European Studies at The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and The US-Italy Global Affairs Forum invite you to a panel discussion on Francis I: A New Pope for a Globalized World?

by Kait Walsh   Springfield's rich Italian heritage was on full display in the city's South End Sunday. 22News spoke with proud Italian Americans as they honored Our Lady of Mount Carmel. For Italian-Americans in Springfield's South End, the Madonna and Baby Jesus represent more than their Catholic faith: they signify family and co...

Questa che racconto è la storia della grande emigrazione, che ebbe il suo più importante movimento tra il 1876 e il 1915. Generata dalla diffusa povertà di vaste aree d'Italia, in cerca di un riscatto sociale, ebbe come destinazione le nazioni delle Americhe, in particolare l'Argentina, il Brasile e gli Stati Uniti, paesi che avevano grandi estensi...