Italian lawmakers are seeking to expand a program that helps mothers and children break away from organized crime families ...

What happened to never going against the family? Leaders within the Cosa Nostra, Sicily’s mafia, have reportedly complained that mob recruits aren’t what they used to be, as nearly 150 people ...

Italian police arrested almost 150 people Tuesday in a major operation against the Sicilian mafia in Palermo, areas of which remain in the grip of powerful Cosa Nostra clans. Warrants were issued ...

Mafia bosses have been secretly moaning about the “miserable” quality of recruits leaving them “on our knees” — while dreaming it could be more like “The Godfather.” “The caliber these days is low, a ...

Mafia boss Gerlando Alberti Jr. has died: a story that brings to light one of the most dramatic pages in Sicilian mafia history.

No, The Abandons is not based on a true story. However, Sutter was inspired by the origins of La Cosa Nostra, also known as ...

CORLEONE, Italy, April 14, 2006 — -- Deep in the hills outside Palermo, Italy, is a medieval farm town with a history written in blood. The town's name -- Corleone -- literally means "Lionheart." ...