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Women and the Church
POPE FRANCIS EMPHASISES WOMEN’S ROLE IN CHURCH Pope Francis stressed the role women play in the Catholic Church in his general audience on Wednesday. Francis, who presided over his first Easter Sunday Mass as pontiff last weekend after being elected Benedict XVI’s successor on March 13, said it was significant that Mary Magdelene discovered Jesus’s empty tomb. According to the bible, Jesus also made His first appearance after His resurrection before Mary Magdelene, who the gospels according to Mark and Luke say was...
read moreDUCCI Peace Awards
DUCCI FOUNDATION 2013 PEACE AWARDS LAUD DIALOGUE The Ducci Foundation, which promotes artistic, cultural and scientific initiatives, held its 2013 Peace Prize awards ceremony in Rome this week, recognizing peace efforts made by leading luminaries, including those of the recently deceased Jesuit Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini. The prizes were awarded in an elaborate ceremony held at the headquarters of the Rome local government. The event was attended by intellectuals, diplomats and politicians, including former Italian Foreign Minister Gianni de...
read moreFirst Angelus by Pope Francis
Pope Francis on Sunday gave his first Angelus address in St Peter’s Square before over 150,000 people who turned out to greet the former archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who was elevated to the papacy on Wednesday. “Buon giorno (good afternoon),” he told the crowd as he appeared from a window of the papal apartment, evoking cheers and laughs for a humble greeting that recalled his “buona sera (good evening)” upon emerging from the conclave and introducing himself to the people of Rome. Earlier in...
read moreCatholic Conclave Set for March 12
The conclave to elect the next pope will start Tuesday, March 12, the Vatican announced Friday. ‘The eighth General Congregation of the College of Cardinals has decided that the Conclave for the election of the Pope will begin on Tuesday, 12 March 2013,’ said a statement. The conclave to elect the 266th pontiff follows the shocking resignation of Benedict XVI, who on February 28 became the first pope to abdicate in 600 years. Next week on Tuesday morning, cardinals will celebrate a pre-conclave mass known as the pro eligendo Summo...
read moreItaly’s World Women Day
Italian flagship carrier Alitalia celebrated International Women’s Day with all-female-operated flights from Rome to Milan and back. The first of two Airbus A-320 flights piloted and attended exclusively by women, flight AZ 2028, took off Friday from Rome’s Fiumicino airport at 9:00 am local time. Again at 11:00 am, AZ 2045 from Milan Linate returned to Rome. Both routes were in the hands of commander Barbara Plantulli Lambert, co-pilot Valentina Leone and flight attendants Giovanna Ruiu, Francesca Anzil and Matilde Marcelli....
read moreUN appoints Romano Prodi for diplomatic envoy to Africa.
United Nations appoints Italy’s Romano Prodi to lead the diplomatic effort in the North African Sahel Region.
read moreItalia National Team Soccer
ITALIA WON the World Cup Qualifier against Armenia (3:1) Forza Italia…Forza Azzurri
read moreFesta Italiana in San Diego Little Italy
San Diego Little Italy’s Festa Italiana Sunday, October 14, 10am-6pm. Visit Italia.org to say CIAO!!! See larger image San Diego's Little Italy (CA) (Images of America) (Paperback) By (author): Kimber M. Quinney, Thomas J. Cesarini, Italian Historical Society of San Diego Italian immigrants settled along San Diego's waterfront in the early 1900s and formed the Italian Colony, a tightly knit community that provided refuge, shared culture, and heritage. Extended families, new busine
read moreItalian Exchange Students in the USA and Canada
www.MondoInsieme.it is searching for families to host Italian Exchange Students in the USA and Canada. Contact: lceppi@mondoinsieme.it
read moreItalia’s next future soccer star
Marco Verratti, at age 19, is viewed by many as Italia’s next future soccer star, has been signed by the French Club Team Paris Saint-Germain for 11 million euro.
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