The heads of the other Sicilian families, former ally Moe Greene, and Tessio were brutally shot in different ways for ...

Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino is about to make one of his "Jersey Shore Family Vacation" costars an offer they can't refuse. On tonight's new episode of the MTV reality show, Sitch learns that in ...

Catholic Church leaders ban baptismal godparents in one Italian diocese amid concern the role is more unsavory than sacred — and can be exploited by the Mafia. Religious leaders in Catania issued a ...

There will be no godfathers named in the Sicilian archdiocese of Catania for the next three years due to a decree issued by the archbishop that came into full effect this month. Archbishop Salvatore ...

The godfather of Baby Joseph Maraachli, whose fight for life has attracted international attention and support, says the terminally ill boy's recent baptism was a testimony to the eternal destiny of ...

Part of the Catholic church in Sicily has imposed a three-year prohibition on naming godparents, arguing that the tradition has become merely a way to fortify family ties — and mob ties, too. By Jason ...