Campaigning for next April's general elections in Italy has already begun. The latest actor in the political area is a newly assertive Catholic church. For the first time in decades, religious issues ...

ROME (AP) — Matteo Salvini slipped the rosary out of his pocket right before Premier Giuseppe Conte began his speech to Parliament. He took it out and kissed it again midway through the address, just ...

FOR SAINT ANTHONY’S FEAST. IT’S ALWAYS A BIG CELEBRATION IN THE NORTH END AND THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD COMES OUT TO CELEBRATE WITH US. THE FINAL WEEKEND OF AUGUST SIGNALS THE START OF SAINT ANTHONY’S ...

The Council of Ministers has confirmed the law introduced in the Italian Chamber of Deputies last May by the Minister of Justice, Signor Rocco, providing for the recognition of the juridical rights of ...

Measures to protect the “free profession of a religious faith ” in Italy were included today indraft revisions of the Italian penal code prepared for consideration by the Italian Cabinet. The proposed ...

Biography on incredible nun, St. Frances Cabrini, coincides with the release of movie about her heroic life SAN FRANCISCO — St. Frances Cabrini desired to be a missionary and her life certainly played ...

(RNS) — Pope Francis tapped Cardinal Matteo Zuppi to lead Italian bishops as they prepare to address clergy abuse scandals and LGBTQ issues. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Unlike most Western countries, Italy ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio --Thousands will fill the streets of Cleveland’s Little Italy neighborhood for the 126th celebration of the Feast of the Assumption. Known to locals simply as “The Feast,” the four-day ...

The 124th annual Feast of Maria Santissima Lauretana in Niles attracted an estimated 5,000 people from Friday to Sunday at a park immediately south of Golf Mill Shopping Center. Though its Catholic ...

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