Although he grew up in a farming family in Modesto, California, Father David Bava has spent more than four decades of his 50 years as a priest serving in predominantly African American parishes in the city of Washington, D.C.  Interviewed about his 50th anniversary, Father Bava – the pastor of Holy Redeemer in Washington since 1995 – said he has le...

Saturday, July 1, 2023 - 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Join the National Gallery of Art Library and our friends at DC Public Library (DCPL) for a pop-up experience celebrating Leonardo da Vinci. Explore the National Gallery Library’s materials about the innovative artist and thinker, discover DC Public Library’s resources for summer, and apply for a DCPL-...

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke on Monday with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni about the brief uprising by Russian mercenaries against the Kremlin and also invited her to visit the White House in July, the White House said in a statement. Biden has spoken with key allies about the events in Russia and the phone call with Meloni was part of...

The Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto met on Friday in Washington Dc with Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and took stock of the “special” bilateral relation, which remains robust, committed to Ukraine and extending across sectors. The two touched upon a plethora of shared dossiers and took stock of Italy-US relations, which, as Minister Croset...

As part of the project “Confindustria nel mondo” (Confindustria in the world), which aims to consolidate and strengthen Italian companies’ presence abroad, Confindustria has inaugurated its representative office in Washington in order to further boost transatlantic relations and build a bridge between Italian companies and the U.S. market. “The dec...

Inaugurated yesterday in the presence of Italian Ambassador to the United States Mariangela Zappia, Confindustria President Carlo Bonomi, and District of Columbia Secretary of State Kimberly A. Bassett, the exhibition “Imagining the future. Leonardo da Vinci: in the mind of an Italian genius,” the result of a partnership between Confindustria and...

Gallinari was shipped to the Wizards on Wednesday as part of a three-team trade involving Kristaps Porzingis, Marcus Smart and Tyus Jones. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. After opting into his player option last week, Gallinari is headed to Washington as part of the blockbuster trade. He is joined by Tyus Jones and Mike Muscala as newcomers to...

The Warner Theatre will welcome POOH Amici x per Sempre to the Oneglia Auditorium, Sunday, November 19 at 7 pm! Tickets will go on sale to Warner Supporters on Tuesday, June 13 at 10 am, and to the general public on Friday, June 16 at 10 am. For more information, visit Click Here or call the Box Office at (860) 489-7180. After 8 years of absence in...

A dozen drawings by Leonardo da Vinci will be on view in the U.S. for the first time in a show opening this summer in Washington, D.C. They come from the Codex Atlanticus, the largest collection of drawings and writings in Italian by the legendary polymath, which stretches across some 1,200 pages over 12 volumes.   Leonardo maintained the Codex Atl...

The visit of the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, to Washington ended two days ago. The mission to the U.S. capital, in which Minister Tajani was assisted by the Ambassador of Italy, Mariangela Zappia, began yesterday morning, June 12th, with the laying of a wreath at...