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Fratti's The Vatican Knows (About the Kidnapping of that Young Woman)

Natasha Lardera

Playing at the the Theater for the New City until October 20, Mario Fratti's latest is a personal vision of a possible scenario in which terrorists plot to kidnap a young woman...

Pope, Peace and 100,000 at Prayer

Judith Harris

One hundred thousand people converged in St. Peter's Square Saturday evening in response to Pope Francis's appeal to believers, including Muslims, and non-believers as well, to...

A Sea of People for Pope Francis' Inauguration Mass

Azzurra Giorgi

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...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio Elected Pope Francis I

Azzurra Giorgi

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...

White Smoke!

Judith Harris

Francis I has been named Pope, in remarkable speed. Archbishop of Buenos Aires, age 76, he is the first Jesuit pontiff in history and is the son of Italian immigrants to Argentina..

The Conclave Has Begun. Who Will Be the New Pope?

Azzurra Giorgi

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...

Food for Thought: Not All Popes Resign for the Same Reasons

Ottorino Cappelli

In an interview with Professor Stanislao Pugliese we review an illustrious precedent to Pope Ratzinger’s resignantion—that of Celestine V, who resigned in 1294. Scorned as a...

La Vita è Cinema: the Films of Nanni Moretti at IFC

Natasha Lardera

A comprehensive retrospective of the acclaimed Italian auteur, including all 12 of his feature films on 35mm, plus 2 shorts.

Thinking of the Next Pope: the Red Biretta Goes to Timothy M. Dolan

N. L.

New York's Archbishop was one of 22 Catholic churchmen who became Cardinals in a ceremony held in Rome by Pope Benedict XVI. Traditionally Americans are ruled out as papal...

G8 Summit. The Obamas Visit Italy (and the Vatican)

Maria Rita Latto

In occasion of the G8 Summit in L'Aquila, the First Family enjoyes Italy's beauties and goodies. A chronicle of their visit...with a few curiosities...

“Oh, mamma mia". Nancy Pelosi's Six-Day Visit to Italy

Maria Rita Latto

Nancy Pelosi, the first woman Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives arrived in Italy on Saturday, February 14, for a six-day visit.

Pope Benedict Loses Popularity Contest South of 14th Street

Eleonora Mazzucchi

Residents and workers of Manhattan's downtown neighborhoods sound off on the Pope. In years past, when John Paul II came to New York, even the most cynical or religiously...

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