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Lifting 4 Tons For God. Italian Catholics Fight To Survive In Gentrified Brooklyn | Gatherings (2025x16)

Air date: Aug 22, 2025

For 137 years, Italian Catholics in Brooklyn have carried on a powerful tradition: lifting a 4-ton statue of Saint Paulinus and parading it through the neighborhood. Through heatwaves, rainstorms, wars, and pandemics, this community has kept the Giglio Feast alive across generations.