Mussolini and the Catholic Church
History Bill Giovinazzo History Bill Giovinazzo

Mussolini and the Catholic Church

In my post last week, Italians and the Catholic Church,  I noted how there was a split between the church and the newly unified nation of Italy. Since that time, however, the two have reconciled their differences. No one knows more about this reconciliation than Mrs. Soile Lautsi.

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Italy and the Catholic Church
History Bill Giovinazzo History Bill Giovinazzo

Italy and the Catholic Church

In my post last week, The Catholic Church and Italian Americans, I had noted how Italians of the Mezzogiorno saw the Catholic Church as yet another institution living off the sweat of the working class. I had also referred to the fact that after Italians unified the country making for the first time in history an actual Italy, that the Vatican reached out to Catholics around the world as well as foreign governments to work towards destabilizing the newly formed Italian Government.

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Holy Thursday, Good Friday, & Sorrento
Culture Bill Giovinazzo Culture Bill Giovinazzo

Holy Thursday, Good Friday, & Sorrento

Alright, I admit it. I am not that into Easter. Gosh, I feel like an old curmudgeon when I say things like that. A couple of weeks back I posted that I wasn’t crazy about St. Patrick’s Day. The only trouble with blaming it on being a grumpy old man is that I have felt this way all my life which makes it worse. Have I always been this sour puss, the Eeyore at the birthday party of life?

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Italian Americans & The Catholic Church
History Bill Giovinazzo History Bill Giovinazzo

Italian Americans & The Catholic Church

I am a survivor of fourteen years of Catholic education. I am still waiting for my lapel pin to come in the mail. Although I may joke about surviving the notorious nuns, I did receive a very good education in those years. One thing that I didn’t understand back then was the relationship between the Italian American community and the Catholic Church.

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