President Sergio Mattarella presented awards to 40 outstanding Italian citizens for their unique contributions to their country. Recipients, ranging in age from 18 to 90, came from all walks of life: teaching, medicine, music, police, sports.
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As Italians, we may not have grown up celebrating Thanksgiving, but we do know a thing or two about feasting. Since we've been in America, we have loved discovering the traditions rooted in Il Giorno di Ringraziamento beyond food – but, since that's our specialty, the chefs at Eataly are offering up the recipe for the perfectly juicy roast turkey.
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We are delighted to publish an excerpted from "If Venice Dies" by Salvatore Settis, archeologist and art historian, former Director of the Getty Research Institute of Los Angeles and the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa.
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From its famous Baroque fountains to its ancient walls, Roman monuments are in urgent need of attention. "Otherwise we actually risk losing them," says heritage superintendent Claudio Parisi Presicce.
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The "Italian Heritage Reception" was hosted at The Gracie Mansion, Mayor Bill De Blasio spoke about the importance of preserving the Italian language and heritage in NYC while First Lady Charlene McCray, President of the Columbus Citizens Foundation Angelo Vivolo, and actor/film director John Turturro also offered their sentiments regarding the Italian-American community.
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A report released by the Migrantes Foundation reveals that more Italians are moving abroad than ever.
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On October 4th, Pope Francis visited the Italian town of Amatrice, which was destroyed in the summer by a high magnitude earthquake.
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Sono oltre 340mila gli accessi per 91mila pazienti, di cui il 67% composto da persone immigrate, avvenuti presso l’INMP, ente pubblico del Sistema sanitario nazionale, dal 2008 ad oggi. Queste le cifre che descrivono l’attività dell’Istituto che da 8 anni si impegna, 7 giorni su 7, per la promozione della salute delle popolazioni migranti e per il contrasto delle malattie della povertà, attraverso pratiche sociosanitarie rivolte alle popolazioni più vulnerabili, italiane e straniere, e con il fondamentale approccio transculturale orientato alla persona.
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Serena Scapagnini is a multifaceted conceptual artist who uses mixed media, such as ink, oil, photographs, and sculptures. Her formal training in literature, semiotics, and history of religions serves as an integral part of her artistic process. Serena was able to bring the sacred and the symbolic into her work between Europe, Asia, and the United States.
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For Forbes magazine, Mario Draghi, 69, president of the European Central Bank, ranks number 11 among the world's most powerful people. Speaking in Brussels this week, the man nicknamed "Super Mario" offered recipes for the EU -- and for Italy.