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United States Returns Stolen Antiquities to Italy
Seven stolen and looted objects of Italian cultural heritage will soon be on their way back to Italy, following a ceremony today in which U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano officially returned the antiquities to Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero at the Embassy of Italy in Washington. Napolitano said that as the great granddaughter of […]
Sebastian Rotella, Winner of the 2012 Urbino Press Award ~ “In my house the American dream is not a cliché”
Sebastian Rotella, a Senior Reporter with ProPublica, an author, and a former reporter with the Los Angeles Times, is the winner of the Seventh Urbino Press Award. Rotella’s father, Salvatore Giuseppe Rotella, emigrated to the United States from Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Sicily in 1950. The announcement was made this evening by Italian Ambassador Claudio […]
Italian Author Francesca Andreini Presents her Novel “Nessuno ti può costringere”
Italian author, Francesca Andreini will be presenting her novel Nessuno ti può costringere (Nobody Can Compell You,2009) on April 24, 6:30, at Darlington House, 1610 20th Street, NW, Washington DC 2009 (one block north of Dupont Circle, on the corner of 20th and Hillier Street). “In the period between the two world wars, a twelve-year-old boy runs away from home […]
The Promotion of Italian Language in the United States Enters a “Critical” Phase
The Italian Embassy, represented by Minister Cristiano Maggipinto and the Director of the Education Office, Lucia Dalla Montà, brought together the leadership of Italian American organizations in the Washington Metropolitan area to discuss the status of programs to teach Italian in American schools and in particular future funding for the programs. The good news is […]
Easter Sunday Celebrated at Holy Rosary Church
Happy Easter and Buona Pasqua to all our visitors! Hundreds of Italian Americans living in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, attended standing-room only Easter Masses at the Italian parish, Holy Rosary Church. Easter Sunday at Holy Rosary Church The 10:30 a.m. Italian Mass was celebrated by Archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi, currently Permanent Observer of Holy See to […]
Archbishop Silvano Tomasi Celebrates Mass at Holy Rosary Church on Palm Sunday; Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero Welcomed by Italian American Community
On Palm Sunday, Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva, celebrated the Italian Mass at Holy Rosary Church in Washington D.C. Archbishop Tomasi is the brother of Fr. Lydio Tomasi, pastor of Holy Rosary Church. Also attending the Mass were Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero and his […]
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