Why migrants are risking their lives to reach Italy
A destination for the destitute, Sicily is the "promised land" for thousands of migrants and refugees making the desperate journey from North Africa to Europe's Mediterranean coast
Migrant Boat Captain Steered Toward Tragedy in Mediterranean, Authorities Say
INEO, Sicily — When the Italian Coast Guard first got a call Saturday night from a fishing boat alerting it to a large vessel carrying migrants in the Mediterranean between the Libyan coast and the Italian island of Lampedusa, it radioed the nearest commercial ship, a Portuguese freighter called the King Jacob, to go help.
Mia Madre
L'ultimo film di Nani Moretti, incubato per 4 anni dopo “Habemus papam”. Una regista in crisi (Margherita Buy), affronta insieme al fratello ingegnere (Moretti stesso) la malattia della mamma Ada (Giulia Lazzarini), ex insegnante di latino, donna ancora piena di vita e di traduzioni di Tacito e Catullo da dispensare alla nipote Livia (Beatrice Mancini). Dividendosi tra le riprese di un film, con un attore americano (John Turturro) che non ricorda la parte e che farfuglia e il ruolo di figlia, mentre la assiste in ospedale o riordina il suo appartamento vuoto
The 9th Edition of International Journalism Festival of Perugia
The European Union and its promise of a mobile, well-educated youth improving their world might be looking tattered these days. But the battered image got a little boost this week in Perugia, the Umbrian capital and university town.
Il parroco di Penne e Mario Pirani
Una storia abruzzese legata a uno dei fondatori del quotidiano Repubblica, Mario Pirani, recentemente scomparso. Quando fu salvato dai tedeschi grazie ad un parroco. L'ex presidente della Repubblica Ciampi e il clima umano di chi "spartì il pane che non c'era"
Us and Them. A Distinction Without a Difference
Up to 700 migrants are feared dead after the boat carrying them capsized in the Mediterranean Sea. 700 souls: their hands one moment outstretched towards the future and the next frantically treading water in the useless effort to catch one more breath.
La Croce di Lampedusa dall’Abruzzo verso la Puglia
In comunione con l’invito di Papa Francesco, “Portatela ovunque!” - quando nel 2014 la benedisse in piazza San Pietro - la Croce di Lampedusa realizzata con il legno dei barconi arrivati nell’isola dalle coste libiche, a memoria della tragedia dei migranti morti nel mar Mediterraneo, drammatica pagina del nostro tempo, il 22 aprile arriva in Puglia, a Squinzano, in provincia di Lecce, da sempre terra di sbarchi d’immigrati e di una riuscita integrazione.
Vicinanza e solidarietà ai migranti nel Mediterraneo
L’INMP (Istituto Nazionale per la promozione della salute delle popolazioni Migranti e il contrasto alle malattie della Povertà) esprime vicinanza e solidarietà per le vittime e i sopravvissuti all’ennesima tragedia nel Mediterraneo.
Renzi Seeks the White House’s Support in his Attempt to Wake up Italy
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi travelled to D.C. to seek the White House’s endorsement for his ambitious economic program. According to a White House statement, the two state leaders will meet on Friday to tackle other topics including the stabilization of Libya, U.S.-EU unity on Ukraine, and the need to counter extremist groups throughout the Middle East.
Three Italian Films Nominated for the Cannes Film Festival
Three Italian films were nominated for the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival, an annual international film festival held in Cannes, France. It will run from May 13th to May 24th this year. The directors are Giovanni "Nanni" Moretti, Paolo Sorrentino, and Matteo Garrone.
NIAF calls Italian Americans to save the US’ first Saint
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) has decided to create a new grant in order to support the ongoing “Save the Saint” restoration process, which aims to restore the Duomo of Milan and its 135 spires, including the one featuring Saint Francesca Cabrini, the first ever American citizen to be officially made a Saint by the Catholic Church. As a naturalized US citizen, the figure of Mother Cabrini is very significant to all Italian Americans.
Honoring Legacies and Projecting Towards the Future at NIAF’s New York Gala
The Kickoff celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) took place at Cipriani’s in New York. This year a new award was given out: the Mario Cuomo Award in Community Leadership and Public Service, received by Attorney General Janet Di Fiore. Present at the Gala were also various prominent Italian American peronalities, such as the current Governor Andrew Cuomo, NIAF president John Viola, actors Chazz Palminteri and Ralph Macchio, news anchor Ken Rosato, chairman of NIAF Joseph Del Raso, and many others.
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