Abruzzo News: 25 June 2000

25 June/giugno 2000
MESSAGGERO - Scanno - Awards in a magical night / Scanno, una serata magica , by Giancarlo De Risio
Awards to Colleen Mac Cullough (literature); Enzo Bettiza (Italian literature); Franco Mandelli (medicine); Paolo Graldi (journalism), Franco Ferrarotti (social sciences); Stefano Balsamo (economy); Nicola Picardi (law); Anna Veneziano (first work); Vito Moretti and Raffaello Mazzacane (folk traditions); Giacomo Santoleri (dietology); the Noe (Nucleo operativo ecologico) for ecology and Viasat for technology. This is the 28th edition of the Prize. Ms Mc Cullough travelled three days to reach Scanno from the Norfolk Islands.
25 June/giugno 2000
MESSAGGERO - Montesilvano - 101 candles / 101 candeline
Fioretta Margiovanni had a birthday party yesterday with 6 nieces and nephews and 13 great-nieces / nephews. Born in Atri in June 1899, married to Fiore Pavone, she spent her life as a housewife, and, being childless, she cared after the children of her brothers and sisters.
25 June/giugno 2000
IL CENTRO - - Fossa - Celebrations for Beato Cesidio Iniziano le celebrazioni in onore del Beato Cesidio
Celebrations for the first centennial of the martyrdom of the young Franciscan friar from Fossa. Born in 1873 he went as a missionary to China during the boxers' riots. He was killed while trying to defend with his body the Holy Host from profanation.
25 June/giugno 2000
IL CENTRO - - Pescara - An exhibition of Russian icons / Mostra di icone russe originali
From 1 to 9th July in the Museo delle Genti d'Abruzzo, Pescara, an exhibition of Russian icons with explanations of their religious symbolism.
25 June/giugno 2000
IL CENTRO - - Pescara - Archbishop Cuccarese visits Manchester / Monsignor Francesco Cuccarese in visita a Manchester
The Circolo culturale abruzzese-molisano of Manchester (president Federico Di Santo) is making preparations for the visit of the Archbishop of Pescara/Penne. The Circolo was visited last week also by former Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro.
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