North End faithful aid victims in Italy
BOSTON GLOBE. During an Easter Mass at St. Leonard of Port Maurice Roman Catholic Church in the North End yesterday, worshipers opened their wallets to send some relief back to Italy to aid victims of the devastating earthquake that shook the central part of the country on April 6, killing nearly 300 people. (Read the article by John M. Guilfoil)
Italy earthquake focus shifts to saving Abruzzo's heritage
Guardian. A 100-strong culture ministry team yesterday began a full inventory of churches, historic buildings and their contents in the Italian region of Abruzzo, after rescue workers called off their search for survivors of the devastating earthquake. (Read the article)
New York/Connecticut/New Jersey. Commissione Giovani. Da Cipriani insieme per aiutare l'Abruzzo
Giovedì scorso si è svolta nella suntuosa sala di Cipriani 55 Wall Street una serata per raccogliere fondi destinati alla popolazioni colpite dal terremoto in Abruzzo. Un grande successo dovuto ad una creativa sinergia tra giovani nata anche grazie ad Internet. Fondamentale il lavoro delle neo nate commissioni giovani di New York/Connecticut e del New Jersey ed il contributo del più importante sponsor, il giovane Maggio Cipriani
Quake: animal shelter in tent city. Rescue and protection efforts to help homeless pets
ANSA. A special shelter for lost and injured animals on Thursday joined the tent city that has sprung up around L'Aquila since Monday's earthquake. Volunteers from Rome's Animal Protection Department opened a tent to provide official medical treatment and shelter for animals left wounded or homeless during the quake and its aftermath (Read the article)
Relatives await word of Italians seized by pirates
AP. Relatives of Italian seamen seized by pirates off Somalia are anxiously awaiting word of the fate of their loved ones. The 16-member crew of the Italian-flagged Buccaneer tug was seized Saturday in the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden. Ten of the 16 crew members are Italian, including the commander, Mario Iarlori. (Read the article)
Italian Jews aid World War II saviors hit by quake
AP. A delegation of around 20 elderly Jews and their descendants — as well as community leaders — made their way to makeshift camps in the area around the mountain city of L'Aquila on Monday, peering into tents in a bid to find their saviors. (Read the article by Ariel David)
Pro-Choice Caroline Kennedy not fit as US Ambassador to the Vatican
DAILY TELEGRAPH. Caroline Kennedy's support for abortion disqualified her as a person who can represent the U.S. at the Holy See, Vatican sources say. While the Vatican strongly disapproves of Mr Obama's support for abortion and stem cell research, the impasse over the ambassadorial appointment threatens to cloud his meeting with the Pope during a G8 summit in Itay in July (Read ful article by Alex Spillius)
Quake: Mass funeral held. Berlusconi fails to hold back tears during ceremony
ANSA. Relatives, rescue workers, volunteers and politicians formed a 5,000-strong crowd in L'Aquila Friday for the solemn funeral of victims of Monday's devastating earthquake which killed 289 people. The coffins of 205 of the victims were lined up in four rows in a square in front of the city's Finance Guard barracks for the ceremony, which was broadcast live by Italian state and private television. (Read the article)
Morandi's etchings in Ferrara. Printmaking was a lifelong subject of fascination
ANSA. Ferrara is devoting its biggest art event of the season to the etchings of Giorgio Morandi, one of Italy's greatest 20th-century artists. (Read the article)
Earthquake. Laws Must be Followed. Just to Avoid Another Tragedy
Nature can be so ruthless, though in many cases, words have the same effect as an earthquake. While people in Abruzzo are living a nightmare, we still see the same humiliating television shows which may have the same effect as an earthquake...
The Invisible Victims of the Abruzzo Earthquake
An unknown number of documented and undocumented immigrants in Abruzzo have died or lost their homes because of the recent earthquake.
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