ROME – Church leaders in Sicily have criticized the directive of a local political to expel all migrants in the region and close reception centers on the alleged basis of public safety amid the ...

ROME – Pope Francis goes full circle today when he visits the beautiful and troubled island of Sicily in southern Italy, five years after his first-ever papal trip to the very same region. The visit ...

ROME (RNS) A bishop in Sicily has issued an unprecedented decree that says convicted mobsters will be denied a church funeral. The measure was announced on Saturday (June 22) by Bishop Antonino ...

Churches on the Italian Island of Sicily have hastily replaced pews with beds in a bid to accommodate the stream of migrants fleeing Africa and the Middle East, government centers simply cannot cope.

(JTA) –The Roman Catholic Church in Palermo is ceding to Jewish ownership the use of part of a church and monastery complex built atop the ruins of a medieval synagogue. The move is being viewed as a ...

A magistrate slain by mobsters in Sicily has been beatified by the Roman Catholic church, the last formal step before possible sainthood Sunday 09 May 2021 15:14 BST A magistrate slain by mobsters in ...

Essential sights include the Parco Archeologico, with its fifth-century BC theatre where ancient Greek plays are still ...