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The Archbishop's Palace in Catania: history and curiosities

The Archbishop's Palace of Catania is located behind the Cathedral, along Via Vittorio Emanuele. It also overlooks Via […]

Church of San Giuliano, a jewel of late Catania Baroque

Among the churches that make Via Crociferi the most beautiful and baroque street in the city is that of San […]

The feast and church of San Sebastiano in Catania

January 20th marks the feast day of Saint Sebastian, one of the Catholic Church's most venerated saints and martyrs. Even in […]

Fra' Massimo, art and music for the journey of faith

Fra' Massimo Corallo is a young Franciscan friar and priest who works within the Parish of Santa Maria di Gesù in […]

Virtual tour of Catania Cathedral

An application has been launched that allows for a virtual tour of the cathedral and the diocesan museum […]

The restoration of the cloister of the convent of Santa Maria di Gesù

Restoration work will soon begin on the beautiful and evocative cloister of the convent of the parish of Santa Maria di […]

Sofonisba Anguissola's exhibition in Catania

The art of Renaissance painter Sofonisba Anguissola arrives in Catania: the diocesan museum hosts the exhibition "Sofonisba Anguissola and the Madonna [...]

The Church of San Camillo in Via Crociferi

The Church of San Camillo is one of the buildings that adorns Catania's most beautiful and baroque street: Via […]

Support for Catania: The Church of Sant'Euplio opens to the neighborhood.

Support in Catania. "The extraordinary economic crisis triggered by the pandemic has also led to this central area, once predominantly […]

The wonderful frescoes of the State Archives

The frescoes of the former Dominican convent adjacent to the Church of Santa Caterina da Siena, known as the Church of the Rosary, add to the many precious […]

The Extraordinary Exposition of Saint Agatha: the program for May 21, 2022

Extraordinary Exposition of Saint Agatha. On May 21, Saint Agatha will once again be among her people. This was announced in a press release […]

The wonderful Cuba of Santa Domenica in Castiglione di Sicilia

The Cuba of Santa Domenica in Castiglione di Sicilia, a village in the Alcantara Valley in the province of Catania, is a […]

Church of San Benedetto on Via Crociferi: a marvel of Catania's Baroque style.

The Church of San Benedetto, which graces the iconic Via Crociferi, is one of the most eclectic and appreciated emblems of the Baroque […]

Catania welcomes its new bishop, Msgr. Luigi Renna

Bishop Luigi Renna is the new Bishop of Catania, replacing Bishop Salvatore Gristina, who led the church […]

Immaculate Conception 2021: its representative building in Catania

Church of St. Francis of Assisi all'Immacolata, a religious building in Catania

All the precious works in Santa Maria di Gesù

Inside the Church of Santa Maria di Gesù in Catania are precious works by artists such as Angelo De Chirico, Giuseppe […]

Church of Sant'Agata al Borgo: the Church that tells the story of the Saint

The Church of Sant'Agata al Borgo is a fusion of faith and popular beliefs, one of the most important churches in the […]

Parish of Saints Peter and Paul: a Church Built for the People

The Parish of Saints Peter and Paul is located in the heart of Catania, behind the busy Via Vincenzo Giuffrida. A church […]

Saint Apollonia, the co-patron saint of the Collegiate Basilica of Catania

“At Alexandria, the birthday of Saint Apollonia, Virgin and Martyr, whose persecutors, under Decius, first extracted all her teeth, […]

Discovering Catania's Lost Churches

The churches we know today, and which we can admire in all their immense beauty, have behind them a […]

Sant'Agata la Vetere: the city's first cathedral

The Church of Sant'Agata la Vetere is a small jewel for the city of Catania, and many people don't know […]

The Church of Sant'Agata alle Sciare

Today, with ItCatania.it, we're taking you on a discovery of one of the most evocative places of worship linked to Catania's patron saint: […]

The Church of San Biagio: Sant'Agata and the "carcaredda"

On the western side of Piazza Stesicoro, the heart of our beloved city, overlooking the Roman amphitheater, stands the Church of San Biagio. […]

Hermitage of Sant'Anna: a pearl on the Ionian coast

The Hermitage of Sant'Anna is a church beloved by many Catanians and chosen by many brides. It is located in the municipality of Aci […]

The Sanctuary of Valverde: an important destination for religious tourism

About 22 kilometers from the heart of Catania, there is a small village of notable religious significance, Valverde, or otherwise known […]

Church of Santa Maria di Nuovaluce: the abandoned Charterhouse

The story I am about to tell you tells of survivors, of the leader Artale I Alagona, of the Carthusian order, of the Benedictine friars […]

A treasure within the eighteenth-century walls of the Capuchins

Cappuccini District Church of San Giovanni Battista Catania hides many stories. A few steps from the Antico Corso neighborhood, in the […]

Euplio: A Brief History of Catania's "Secret" Patron Saint

Catania, a city of a thousand faces and a thousand-year history, always amazes those who experience it every […]

Saint Apollonia: Catania's Unknown Patron Saint

Etna is to Sicily as Sant'Agata is to Catania, an assumption no one can dispute. To this […]

The sanctuary of the Madonna dei Miracoli in Motta, a sacred place for half a millennium

It is known to the faithful throughout Italy. It is the sanctuary of Our Lady of Miracles. It all began way back in the 9th […]

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