Vatican Ambassador Candidate Number Four: Caroline Kennedy?
Catholic Online. Will President Obama’s fourth candidate for Ambassador to the Holy See be Caroline Kennedy? An Italian Newspaper thinks so (Read the article)
A Tragedy Without Borders. Solidarity from New York
Two days after the Abruzzo earthquake, members of the Italian American caucus of the New York City Council call upon everybody, regardless of their ethnic background, to assist with the relief effort
New York: Chrysler's Jim Press arrives in Fiat 500
AUTOBLOG. Marking the first time in a long time that an Italian vehicle other than a Lamborghini or Ferrari has appeared at a U.S. auto show, Chrysler Vice Chairman Jim Press showed up at his company's press conference this morning in a Fiat 500. (Read the article)
Are you (we) stupid or what?
Solving global and national crises requires accurate and timely information. Television news and information programming is little help in that regard.
Attenti al post-terremoto
I giornali, in Italia e all'estero, ripescano un famoso brano di Ignazio Silone sul terremoto della Marsica del 1915. Ma ne citano solo la prima parte, commovente e poetica. La seconda parte, tagliente come un coltello, rimane opportunamente dimenticata. Riproponiamo il brano per intero, senza commenti.
Italy: Pope Benedict to visit Abruzzo quake victims
ADNKRONOS. Pope Benedict XVI has said on Wednesday he would soon visit the areas hit by the devastating quake in Italy's central Abruzzo region which have killed more than 251 people, injured 1,500 others and have left at least 20,000 others homeless. Between 20-30 people are still missing. (Read the article)
Vatican quake appeal: restore church treasures.
AP. The Vatican appealed Wednesday to experts worldwide to volunteer to restore paintings and other treasures from churches devastated in quakes this week in central Italy. (Read the article)
Quake: Artistic damage 'total'. Surveyors hampered by fears of further collapse
ANSA. L'Aquila's artistic heritage suffered serious damage in Monday's earthquake, the Abruzzo regional culture department said Wednesday. Specialist teams have begun to suvey the extent of the damage to sites in L'Aquila and neighbouring towns but their work was hampered by the risk of further collapse. (Read the article)
"Allocating the Tents" by Paolo Sorrentino. Earthquake in Abruzzo. Through the Director's Eyes
"Allocating the Tends". Earthquake in Abruzzo. Video by the Director of the "Divo"
Earthquake at the Door. 1915, the catastrophy that destroyed Pescina, writer Silone's hometown in Abruzzo
THE NEW YORK TIMES. Stanislao Pugliese's editorial on the New York Times is about the earthquake that destroyed writer Ignazio Silone's howetown in 1915. Pescina,a very antique town in the region of Abruzzo, lost 3,500 of its 5,000 residents in a matter of 30 seconds.
"Among the dead were Silone’s beloved mother, whose body he dug from the rubble with his own hands. After several days of desperate labor, the 14-year-old Silone freed his only surviving family member, a younger brother. (...) 'Only loss is universal,' he once wrote, 'and true cosmopolitanism in this world must be based on suffering."
“In an earthquake everyone dies: rich and poor, learned and illiterate, authorities and the people. An earthquake accomplishes what words and laws promise and never achieve: the equality of all. But it is an ephemeral equality, for when fear had died down, collective misfortune became the opportunity for even greater injustices.” (Read the Article)
Stanislao G. Pugliese is a professor of European history at Hofstra University and the author of the forthcoming “Bitter Spring: A Life of Ignazio Silone.”
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Stanislao G. Pugliese is a professor of European history at Hofstra University and the author of the forthcoming “Bitter Spring: A Life of Ignazio Silone.”
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Madonna Donates Money to Italian Earthquake Victims
PEOPLE. Madonna, whose paternal grandparents lived in Pacentro until 1919, made a "substantial donation" for the relief effort following the 6.3 magnitude quake that left more than 200 dead, says her publicist Liz Rosenberg. The rep wouldn't give the amount, but a source says it's about $500,000. "I am happy to lend a helping hand to the town that my ancestors are from," said Madonna . "My heart goes out to the families that have lost loved ones or their homes." (Read the Article)
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