Tag: mafia
Pope Francis says studying theology in Sicily means fighting organized crime:...
VATICAN CITY -- The study of theology must include reference to the context in which its students live and will minister, Pope Francis said,...
Academy unveils effort to fight mafia’s ‘deviant spirituality’ of Mary
VATICAN CITY — Given the many criminal organizations and gangs worldwide that have distorted the true role and image of Mary, a pontifical academy...
Organized crime, mafia in Italy, elsewhere has always looked for ill-gotten...
VATICAN CITY -- The mafia's practice of exploiting vulnerable people during times of crisis is a real danger caused by the coronavirus pandemic in...
Pope, in Sicily, honors priest martyred by Mafia
PALERMO, Sicily (CNS) -- Honoring a priest shot at point-blank range by the Mafia, Pope Francis insisted that true happiness and a real change...