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Red neon glows from the front door of the South Philadelphia rowhouse.

At least 1.4 million Muslims are living in Italy, making Islam the country’s de facto second-largest religion. But as far as Italian authorities are concerned, Islam doesn’t exist.

Pompeii is to open up the House of the Chaste Lovers for St Valentine's Day.

Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi on Tuesday listed 91 successes of her administration since she took office in June, a day after the head of her anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S), Beppe Grillo, cited 43 examples.

A new Naples-set TV crime series, “The Bastards of Pizzofalcone,” is scoring stellar ratings in Italy, grabbing more than one-fourth of the country’s regular viewing audience.

In two days Teatro Ariston will open its gates for the 67th annual Sanremo music festival. Festival di Sanremo will be used as the selection format for the Italian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest. Let’s take a look at this fascinating show, which is more complex than any other national selection.

An unlikely craze for skin products made from snail slime has led to a mini-boom for breeders of the gastropods in Italy.

 

The Trump administration says U.S. President Donald Trump had a “very good call” Saturday with Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko, addressing the conflict with Russia among other things.

The Italian Workmen’s Club, a staple of the old Greenbush neighborhood, was dying out. A club that stood the test of time for more than 100 years saw its membership aging and declining, but a recent uptick in younger members elevated the club from surviving to thriving.

National identity can be a fluid thing, so what does it take to be considered as an Italian? A new survey shows that most Italians think knowing the language is important, but birthplace isn't.

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