Stories
From the New World to a Free Nation: The Italians Who Helped Found America
In this milestone year of our nation's 250th birthday, we remember the explorers who put America on the map and the patriots whose courage helped secure its independence.
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Italian Recipe: Broccoli Pesto Pasta
Fresh basil. Toasted pine nuts. Broccoli pesto that delivers, bite after bite.
Read MoreSt. Francis Gave Us the Nativity Scene and Forever Changed Christmas
How a Christmas Eve scene in Greccio in 1223 set in motion the centuries-long journey from live Nativity to Neapolitan presepe.
Read MoreItalian Whiz Kid Becomes First Millennial Saint
Pope Leo XIV canonized Carlo Acutis on Sunday, the young computer prodigy who harnessed the internet for the good of others.
Read MoreThe Quiet Dignity of Memorial Day
ISDA's Tony Traficante, a retired US Army Lt. Col., reflects on the mission of Memorial Day.
Read MoreFeast of St. Joseph a Celebration of Fathers and Faith
Every March, Italian Americans look to St. Joseph to light the way forward.
Read MoreNew Orleans Lynching Forever Reshaped Italian American History
11 Italian immigrants were killed by a mob in New Orleans on March 14, 1891. In response, US President Benjamin Harrison launched Columbus Day parades to promote acceptance of immigrants.
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