Mafia
Sicily bishop forbids church funerals for mobsters
By Alessandro Speciale — June 24, 2013
ROME (RNS) “Being a Christian is incompatible with having links to Mafia organizations,” said a Sicilian bishop who won't allow church funerals for convicted mobsters.
Vatican wants to revive church’s role in fighting the Mafia
By Tracy Gordon — March 30, 2012
VATICAN CITY (RNS) A Vatican-sponsored event in the mother country of the mafia, Sicily, wants to revive the church's role in fighting the cultural roots of organized crime. By Alessandro Speciale.
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