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 (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 ...

(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 ...

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.

In the vibrant heart of the Sicilian capital, the Church of the Gesù is one of those places that truly deserve to be called breathtaking. Lacing stucco, soaring frescoes and marquetry of precious ...

St. Agata Church in Fleri, Italy, is seen near Mt. Etna Dec. 26 after an earthquake struck the region earlier that day. (Credit: CNS photo/Orietta Scardino, EPA.) Listen ROME — Italy’s Mount Etna ...

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 From reproductive rights to ...