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Feast of Saint Gennaro. What it Is, and What it Should Be

Marina Melchionda

Have you been in Mulberry Street during these days of celebrations in honor of Saint Gennaro? Do you know why the neighborhood venerates the saint since 1926? Have you ever heard...

Divinamente New York: A Festival between Art and Faith

Benedetta Grasso

Divinamente New York is a festival that will take place in the Big Apple from April 22 to April 26. Faith-inspired performances and discussion will contribute to this thriving ...

Saving "Our Lady Of Loreto." Italian Americans and African Americans Join Forces in Protest

The Editors

On March 26th, the front page of The New York Times online edition presented the case of the "Our Lady Of Loreto" church in Brooklyn. Residents have long been fighting the...

Sacred Space, Real Estate, and the Enacted Environment

Joey Skee

Two religious buildings historically associated with Italian-American Catholics face challenges to survive.

What’s So Funny about the Virgin Mary?

Joey Skee

Ludic and hybridic reworkings of Catholic imagery and ritual are part of recent reimagining of Italian-American culture and identity.

La Madonna Nera of New York City

Joey Skee

Italian Americans gather at a gay bar in Manhattan in celebration of the Black Madonna.

Sending a Telegram to the Pope

Joey Skee

Power, Humor, and the Triumph of the Lower Bodily Stratum.

Una malia contro il malocchio dei prominenti.

Joey Skee

Iettature, malie, & la lingua a strascinuni in the 21st century.

“O’ Giglio e Paradiso”: An Italian-American Musical Classic

Joey Skee

What the Brooklyn giglio feast and an obscure musician might tell us about Italian-American culture.

The Shining Stone of West Scranton

Stephanie Longo

Scranton’s St. Lucy’s provides visitors with a lesson in Italian-American history.

Holy Land USA, a Religious Vision in Ruins

Joey Skee

During the 1960s and 1970s, 40,000 people visited Waterbury, CT annually to pray at Holy Land USA, a Catholic theme park created by John Greco. Now it lies in ruins.

Holy Land USA, a Religious Vision in Ruins

Joey Skee

During the 1960s and 1970s, 40,000 people visited Waterbury, CT annually to pray at Holy Land USA, a Catholic theme park created by John Greco. Now it lies in ruins.

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