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Making Pasta for the Pope: Abruzzo’s Mastri Pastai

From the staple of student cuisine to the tables of the Vatican, in bakes and Bolognese; even collages made at nursery school, can there be a more versatile foodstuff than pasta?

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L'Aquila Marks Third Anniversary of 2009 Earthquake

The Italian city of L'Aquila is holding a series of events to mark the third anniversary of the earthquake that killed 308 and left 60,000 homeless...

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Take a Faith Break in Lanciano

Italy attracts over forty-three million visitors each year* and over four million of these visit the Vatican City. In 2005 over twenty-three thousand tourists descended upon...

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500 Italian Santas Run for Charity

The Babbo Natale run/walk raised funds for children in the Horn of Africa.

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Castello di Semivicoli: A Hideaway in the Highlands of Italy’s Abruzzo

Lemon blossoms scented the evening as lightly as blonde hair on a pillow at the Castello di Semivicoli high above the sea in the Abruzzo province in Italy..

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Seven Experts on Trial Over L'Aquila Earthquake

The seven men face charges of manslaughter and a $67 million lawsuit.

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Let's dine together in L'Aquila

"Cene a quattro mani" brings chefs from all over Italy to host dinners to rebuild the devastated town.

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Earthquake Experts on Trial for L'Aquila Deaths

A panel of scientists will face manslaughter charges for not predicting the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake.

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Share Your Italian Story: Finding My Grandparents' Villages in Abruzzo

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My lifetime To-Do List is filled with dreams of great adventures, but none so personal as the wish to find my grandparents' villages in the remote hill country in central Italy. No glamorous big cities here, just hard-scrabble farmland surrounding small hilltop villages.

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Fake L’Aquila Victim Sparks Outrage

A woman claiming to be a victim of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake appeared on television, praising Berlusconi.

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