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Pope Francis opened the Holy Doors of St. Peter’s Basilica, with a ritual that has been part of the Catholic Church since the 1500s. Holy Doors are only opened during a special year designated by a pope called a Jubilee Year. …

The second part of life of Italian American singer Frank Sinatra, from the band to a solo career. At the end of 1939, Sinatra accepted an offer from the far more successful bandleader Tommy Dorsey, jumping to his new berth …

Per il ventennale della morte del celebre artista bolognese Roberto Raviola (1939-1996), meglio conosciuto con lo pseudonimo di Magnus, è stato prodotto e realizzato uno straordinario progetto cinematografico, omaggio alla sua persona, che si è concretizzato nel film “Ho conosciuto …

Ennio Morricone has been nominated for 2016 Golden Globes in the category of Best Original Score. Morricone was recognized for his work on Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight. The cerimony will take place in Los Angeles January 10. Today in …

The third part of Sinatra’s life touches base on the ’50s when the success was at its peak.  After Sinatra began two new radio series: Rocky Fortune, a drama on which he played a detective, ran from October to March 1954; …

Francis Albert Sinatra waas born on December 12, 1915, at 415 Monroe Street in Hoboken, New Jersey and was the only child of Italian immigrants Natalina “Dolly” Garaventa, the daughter of a lithographer from Genoa, and Antonino Martino “Marty” Sinatra, …

The Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations is hosting in these days the “Italian Food Festival” at the Delegates Dining Room of the UN.   This is an opportunity to launch a better promotion of the Italian food …

The Vatican is opening towards environmentalism with a special public art installation timed to coincide with the final stretch of climate negotiations in Paris.   On Tuesday night, the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica was turned into a massive backdrop …

Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli made an appearance on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” to perform “The Music of the Night” from The Phantom of the Opera. Bocelli was on the late night TV program to promote his latest album, “Cinema,” …

On 13 December, Italians celebrate Santa Lucia, a very important feast in the North as well as in Sicily. The name Lucia comes from Latin and means Lux (light): it dates back to the pagan celebration of winter solstice before …