National Italian American Foundation held at Cipriani 42nd Street. Awards for their efforts were given to Italian-Americans particularly accomplished in their business field
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With 300 millions of guns privately owned by civilians in the U.S, gun possession is a massive problem nowadays. This short film by the young Italian director Frank Jerky aims to investigate the different aspects and consequences of this issue.
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Last week Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis I. Today, in a crowded St. Peter's Square, he celebrated his first mass focusing on the themes of respect, kindness and tenderness. And the faithful around him were enthusiastic.
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Succeeding Joseph Ratzinger, Bergoglio becomes the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church. Archbishop of Buenos Aires since 1998, he belongs to the order of the 'Society of Jesus' and he is the first Church leader ever chosen from South America.
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After the resignation of Joseph Ratzinger, the Conclave that will lead to the election of a new Pope began in Vatican City. Here is the list of those who are most likely to become the new leader of the Catholic Church.
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The City of Science, located in the western part of the city of Naples, Bagnoli neighborhood, was lost on Monday to a fire that has destroyed every pavilion, leaving only the perimeter walls standing. The causes of the fire are still unknown and the investigators are suspecting a malicious intent behind the action.
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The March 2 Economist magazine has Italy on the cover and the headline: "How Beppe Grillo and Silvio Berlusconi threaten the future of Italy and the euro." The charge: "Confronted by the worst recession in their country since the 1930s and the possible implosion of Europe's single currency, the people of Italy have decided to avoid reality." A better way to put it is that some here have failed to grasp reality because reality is complex. A government that can handle the economic crisis, and the social crisis implicit in it, is necessary, but which government?
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In a globalized world, the gigantic wave laps on distant shores, and never have Italian voters generated so much outside interest as during the two days of national general elections Feb. 24-25. For their part, Italian commentators have borrowed the phrase "Tsunami Tour", as actor-politician Beppe Grillo dubbed his campaign, as a larger metaphor for the stunning results.
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"Your identity, your attachment to Italy, which already manifests itself in various forms and activities, finds its greatest expression through electoral participation for the renewal of the Italian parliament. Seizing this occasion is the best way to make your voices heard adequately and to enrich the public debate and pluralism. Each one of your votes will contribute in this way to Italy’s progress."
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The Italian neurologist who won the Nobel prize for her work on cells, dies at the age of 103. Among the tributes pouring in from the world over was that of Italy's caretaker Premier Mario Monti, who called her "a charismatic woman who honored our nation." Nichi Vendola (left-wing politician and currently the President of Apulia) said that, "With her we lose one of the most crystalline and noble voices of democratic Italy."
