Lorenzo Tondo / Palermo

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Meet the Priests Who Risk Their Lives Defying the Mafia

One priest found the severed head of a donkey on his church doorstep last month

By Lorenzo Tondo / Palermo

Why the U.S. Military's New Global Communications System Has Been Held Back By Protesters in Sicily

The U.S. says that the base is no more dangerous than a mobile phone but protesters disagree

By Lorenzo Tondo/Niscemi, Sicily

The 'Iron Prosecutor' Hunting the Godfather of Sicily

In the heart of Palermo, the picturesque capital of Sicily, a handsome apartment building has become a virtual fortress. Behind a heavily guarded, bulletproof front door lives the most protected woman in Italy: Teresa Principato,...

By Lorenzo Tondo / Palermo

Meet the 'Iron Prosecutor' Hunting Sicily's Top Godfather

Teresa Principato is braving assassination attempts to bring down one of the world's most wanted men. And she only has a year left to do it.

By Lorenzo Tondo / Palermo

How One Sicilian Village Learned to Love Migrants

The Sicilian village of Sutera, like many in rural Italy was dying. Its population fell from 5,000 in 1970 to 1,500 and there was little hope of revival. Its schools and businesses were closing and...

By Lorenzo Tondo/Sutera, Sicily

How the Mafia Make Millions Out of the Plight of Migrants

Wherever there is misery, there is opportunity for organized crime

By Lorenzo Tondo / Palermo

Italy's Donnie Brasco Finds the Government Can't Protect Him from The Mafia

Gianfranco Franciosi says that Italy failed to take care of him after going undercover with drug gangs

By Lorenzo Tondo / Palermo

Mafia on the Run From Sicilian Shopkeepers

Thirty six shopkeepers and business owners are under police protection in the Sicilian town of Bagheria

By Lorenzo Tondo / Palermo

Meet the Sicilian Mafia Hitman Who Killed 80 People

Maurizio Avola became an informer when the mafia turned on him

By Lorenzo Tondo / Palermo

Inside the Mafia's Illegal Street Horse Racing

Horses have nerves removed so they feel no pain racing on hard streets

By Lorenzo Tondo / Palermo
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