L'Italo-Americano

THURS DAY,   MARCH  7,   2013  L'Italo-Americano PAGE  15 Secretary of State John Kerry is confident in Italy's ability to find a solution Continued from page 1 Speaking on the sidelines of the meeting in Rome, in which had taken part also Ahmed Moaz alKhatib, the head of the internationally recognized Syrian opposition alliance, US Secretary of State John Kerry said he was "personally very confident in Italy's ability and desire" to find a solution after elections this week that produced no clear majority in parliament. "Because Italy has a strong democracy," Kerry added. The parliament to emerge from recent general elections is the youngest and has the highest number of women in the history of the Italian republic, according to data published by farmers' association Coldiretti on Tuesday. Across both chambers members will have an average age of 48 years and 31% will be women, the study found. The party with the youngest representation is the anti-establishment Five Star Movement led by Genoa comic Beppe Grillo, with an average age of 37 years across both houses (33 in the Chamber of Deputies and 46 in the Senate). ''Hopes of change rest with them in a country such as Italy that has the oldest ruling class in Europe, with an average age of 59 years, rising to 67 among bankers, 63 among university U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, right, as he arrives at Villa Madama in Rome professors and 61 among managers of parastatal companies,'' said Coldiretti president Sergio Marini. And change will probably come. The 'youngest' parliament in Italian history set to change the country with new economic ideas and a US tie. Comedian Beppe Grillo, the surprise, true winner of Italy's inconclusive February 24-25 elections, has a secret card up his sleeve: an economic ''guru'' with close ties to Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz. For his economics policies the Genoese comedian turns to Mauro Gallegati, an economics professor at the Polytechnic University of the Marche region who has taught at Cambridge and Columbia University and has worked with Stiglitz. ''We have to invent totally new professions, placing bets on culture and tourism'' said the economist. Stiglitz, who won the Nobel prize in economics in 2001 while a member of Columbia University's faculty, will not work directly on the M5S platform, Gallegati says, ''but he will give us a hand. As will one of his closest collaborators, Bruce Greenwald, the guru of gurus on Wall Street.'' Stiglitz has published a string of bestsellers including Fair Trade For All (2005) and Making Globalization Work (2006). Last year's The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future laid out a wide-ranging agenda to create a more dynamic economy and fairer and more equal society. The blurb said: "As those at the top continue to enjoy the best health care, education, and benefits of wealth, they often fail to realize that, as Stiglitz highlights, 'their fate is bound up with how the other 99 percent live..." Cardinals will face diverse issues but Sistine Chapel has the power to "move souls" Continued from page 1 Despite all of those uncertainties, the background that will inspire the cardinals' choice will be always the same, the magnificent Sistine Chapel. While a date for the election was not set yet, in order to accommodate the forthcoming Conclave, the Sistine Chapel has been set to be off limits until the new pope's election. As usual, the Chapel will be the center stage of the future process to bring a new pope to Rome, and its role in the process has been well documented by the writings of both John Paul II and Benedict XVI, in which they showed they are believers in the power of art to move men's souls. "Here, at the foot of this magnificent polychrome Sistine Chapel, is where the cardinals - a community responsible for passing on the keys to the kingdom meet. Here is where they gather. And Michelangelo envelops them in his vision to this day", John Paul II wrote in his 2003 Polish-language poem titled Roman Triptych. The verses resound today in all their significance as the cardinals gather in conclave under Michelangelo's frescoed ceiling to elect Saint Peter's new succes- sor. Writing his rules on how the next pontiff should be elected in 1996, Wojtyla specified that "the election shall continue to take place in the Sistine Chapel, where everything conspires to feed the consciousness of the presence of God, before whose judgment each one of us must one day appear". The vision of Michelangelo's Last Judgment and the vault with the Creation of Adam reappear in the middle chapter of the Roman Triptych. "The race in whose hands the endowment of the keys is entrusted meets here, letting itself be surrounded by... the vision Michelangelo left us", John Paul II wrote. "It was so in August and then October of the memorable year of the two conclaves, and so it shall be again, when the need will arise after my death. Michelangelo's vision must speak to them on that occasion". The introduction to the Triptych was written by then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, and his words today appear all the more eloquent to those whose job it is to pick his successor. "The contemplation of the Last Judgment is perhaps the most moving part of the Triptych", the future Benedict XVI wrote in 2003. "From the pope's internal vision, the memory of the August and October 1978 conclaves emerges anew. As I was also present, I know how we were exposed to those images at the hour of the great decision, how they spoke to us; how they insinuated the greatness of our responsibility into our very souls". Mar. 7, Thurs. - Italian Movie Night - San Juan Capistrano Regency Theater - Screening of Habemus Papam - We Have a Pope! at 7:00pm. Join us at 6:00pm upstairs in Rick's Cafe for Happy Hour. 26762 Verdugo Street San Juan Capistrano, CA. 92675 949-661-3456. Mar. 8, Fri.- Celebrate Festa della Donna at Antonello's Ristorante. A special menu will be served as part of this special occasion. To celebrate women, 10% of the proceeds will benefit women's services at Mission Hospital. Antonello's is located at 3800 S Plaza Dr Santa Ana, CA 92704. Call for reservations (714) 751-7153 or visit their website www.antonello.com Mar. 10, Sun.-Feast of the Maria S.S. di Costantinopoli. The celebration will start with the solemn mass at 11 a m and the procession of Madonna around the street of North Broadway and vicinity, will be accompanied by the Don Bosco Tech School of San Gabriel. Following the church celebration the guest will be going to casa Italiana where a sumptuous dinner will be served, and be entertained by the famous DUO DOMINO band. Avvoltini and sausages sandwiches will be available at modest prices. Guest donation price for the event is $ 50 PP. For reservation please call Dino Deligio at (818)843/1477 or Joe Deligio at: (626) 966-3959. If no answer please leave a voice message and phone number. Mar. 11, Mon.-Mike Marino Celebrity Golf Tournament at Braemar Country Club. Tournament proceeds fund the Ray Castellani Frontline Foundation to help feed the homeless on skid row in Los Angeles. The tournament is best ball of the foursome and has a shotgun start. The fee including green fee's, golf carts, breakfast, lunch and prizes all for $150. Call 310-488-0272. Mar. 11, Mon.-The Garibaldina Society Council Meeting7:00pm. All members are welcome to attend the monthly Council Meeting. Coffee and Dessert will be served. For information, call (323) 223-5005. Mar. 13, Wed.- St. Anthony Dinner Meeting 6:30 pm at Casa Italiana. Reservations: Johnny: 213-250-2464. Mar. 15, Fri.-Fameja Veneta Festa di Primavera at Top of the Market Restaurant (1190 Nagoya Way, San Pedro). Members $38 non members $42. For further information: Maria (424) 772-1592, Bepi: (714) 894-0251, Jeanne (323) 721-6950. Mar. 16, Sat.-The Garibaldina Society The Women's Extension Ball. Cocktail Hour 6:00pm, Gourmet Italian Dinner 7:00pm. Dancing to The Time Machine Band. Dress Formal: Gentlemen: Black Tie Optional, Ladies: "Party" Attire. Adults only please! Reservations are required and must be received no later than March 11, 2013. Members: $32, Guests: $37. For more information call Reservations Chairman Marie Mor (818) 249-9363. Mar. 16, Sat.: Grandsons of Italy in America Meeting at Victorio's Ristorante, 10901 Victory Blvd., North Hollywood, 11:30 a.m. For info call (805) 529-9726. March 16, Sat.- OCAIW-Fashion Show- 11:00am Oak Creek Golf Club (One Golf Club Drive, Irvine) $25.00. Call Linda 714.812.4410. Mar. 17, Sun.-Italian Cultural Arts Council Presents Cinema Italiano! Film: Il Bidone (A Fellini Film, in Italian with English subtitles) at Bowers Museum (2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana, CA 92706) in the Norma Kershaw Auditorium. Cost: Adults $10, Students $5 (no need to RSVP). Schedule: Arrival 1:30-2pm, Reception/Refreshments. Seating in Auditorium: 1:45. Program Begins: 2pm. For information call (714) 567-3600. Mar. 17, Sun.-Saddleback Valley Lodge - Cooking Demonstration at St. Timonthy's Catholic Church, Laguna Niguel, 2 - 4 PM. Demonstrations include: 1) Making Rustic Italian Bread; 2) Classic Italian Meatballs; 3) Delicious Cream Puffs. All attendees will be able to taste the food prepared to include salad and beverage. Price: $10 for members; $15 for non-members. For reservations or further information, please call: Teresa at (949) 830-0351 or mail your check payable to Saddleback Vally Lodge #2566, POB 7295, Capistrano Beach 92624. Mar. 17-18-19, Sun/Mon/Tues- Feast of St. Joseph at St. Peter's Italian Church. Mass 11:00 am each day; Blessing of the St. Joseph Table at noon at Casa Italiana. Complimentary spaghetti served each day noon to 8:00 pm.

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