La Gazzetta Italiana
Giro d'Italia
May 2018
				  	Il Giro d’Italia è la maggiore corsa ciclistica a tappe che si svolge in Italia. È stato disputato la prima volta nel 1909 e da quella volta l’evento ha avuto luogo ogni anno (ad eccezione del periodo delle guerre mondiali), nel mese di maggio, per...				  
				  
		  Learn Italian at WRHS Cleveland History Center
May 2018
				  	Another session of Italian language classes is being offered at the Cleveland History Center in University Circle. The eight-week courses are taught by native speaker Serena Scaiola and are offered at $100 for members of the Western Reserve...				  
				  
		  May 2018 Events
May 2018
				  	May 1 - May Day. The “Day of the Worker” is celebrated all over Italy as a public holiday. Many services are typically closed, but visitors and locals can attend parades and festivals.
May 3 – The Snake Handlers’ Procession, Cocullo, Abruzzo....				  
				  
		  "The Italian Heritage Tours: A Fun and Easy Way to Discover Italy"
May 2018
				  	Remo Faieta, Ph.D., was born and raised in Abruzzo, a region in central Italy between the Appennini Mountains and the Adriatic Sea. He graduated from the Gregorian University in Rome with a Master’s Degree in philosophy and a Ph.D. in foreign...				  
				  
		  Italy returned a 17th century tombstone to its native Iran
May 2018
				  	In an effort to prove “the importance that Italy places on the culture of restitution,” the country of Italy returned a 17th century tombstone featuring Arabic and Farsi inscriptions to its native Iran. Italy’s carabinieri art squad organized a...				  
				  
		  Italy's "migrant hero" was baptized by Pope Francis
May 2018
				  	Italy’s “migrant hero” was baptized by Pope Francis during an Easter service at St. Peter’s Basilica. John Ogah, 31, was begging outside a supermarket in Rome last year when a masked thief armed with a cleaver tried to rob it. The Nigerian man held...				  
				  
		  Italy granted citizenship to over 200,000 people in 2016
May 2018
				  	Italy granted citizenship to over 200,000 people in 2016, more than any other country in the European Union. While EU nationals can live in the country permanently without so much as a visa, non-Europeans also have the option to stay without...				  
				  
		  Undetonated WWII bomb forced the evacuation of nearly 10,000 people in Bologna
May 2018
				  	The discovery of an undetonated WWII bomb forced the evacuation of nearly 10,000 people in Bologna last month. The bomb was found on private land close to a railway underpass near the station north of the city centre causing many road and rail...				  
				  
		  A 92-year-old woman and her daughter have been reunited in Italy after 70 years
May 2018
				  	A 92-year-old woman and her daughter who were separated at the end of WWII have been reunited in Italy after 70 years. The emotional reunion was made possible by Germany-based International Tracing Services (ITS), which specializes in reuniting...				  
				  
		  Italy's three main rightwing parties met last month to discuss their strategy
May 2018
				  	After a month-long stalemate, the leaders of Italy’s three main rightwing parties met last month to discuss their strategy ahead of continuing talks aimed at forming a government. Initial talks with the country’s president, Sergio Mattarella,...				  
				  
		  
						