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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...

The Pope's Trip to the US. Curiosity and Expectations

Maria Rita Latto

Pope Benedict XVI will be in the United States from the 15th to the 21st of April. The trip is creating a lot of curiosity and expectations, during which the Pontiff will also...

Out of the archives: Vatican doubts over the Duce

Judith Harris

New access to archival documents of the Vatican shed evealing light on the relatiuonships between th Catholic Church and Fascism.

Italian News Spinning

Judith Harris

Spin - Giro, v.i. girare, trottolare. No less than elsewhere, Italians know that the real meaning of “spin” is the news equivalent of food additives: however toxic the...

"Deus Est Caritas”. A Surprising Catholic Encycical

Maria Rita Latto

Nearly two years after the first Encyclical on Love by Pope Benedict XVI, “Deus Est Caritas” (God is Charity), on November 30th the second one was issued. All the main...

Benedict XVI to Visit the U.S.

The Pope's visit comes at a difficult moment for the U.S. Catholic Church. But, according to some analysts, Benedict XVI could galvanize American Catholics and influence the...

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