Hoda Emam

In the shadow of Silvio’s saint

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Angelina Jadanza, came to San Giovanni Rotondo 44 years ago on pilgrimage and never left — eventually serving in the hospital Padre Pio founded.

Mar 23, 2012 | Categories: Features, Hoda Emam, Neha Tara Mehta, The Padre Pio Pilgrimage Experience | Leave A Comment »

A house for the suffering: March 16, 2012

The chapel is said to have been strategically located in the center of the Casa Sollievo Della Sofferenza Hospital. | Photo by Hoda Emam.

A visit to the hospital founded by Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, raised the central question: are science and miracles mutually exclusive?

Mar 16, 2012 | Categories: Daily Dispatches, Hoda Emam, Our Journey | Leave A Comment »

It’s all about the journey

Neha Tara Mehta enjoying the bus ride to San Giovanni. | Photo by Nathan Vickers

Hoda Emam asked several members of the Religio gang how they first heard the news of their acceptance to Columbia’s Journalism School. This was sparked by the discovery that the class teaching assistant, Francesca Trianni, had been admitted to the Journalism School while on the road to San Giovanni Rotondo.

Mar 16, 2012 | Categories: Hoda Emam, Our Journey, Roman Holy-day: Reflections | Leave A Comment »

A connection with Italian cappuccino

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Hoda Emam reflects on the wonders of the Italian cappuccino.

Mar 13, 2012 | Categories: Hoda Emam, Our Journey, Roman Holy-day: Reflections | Leave A Comment »