Pope Francis Urges Mafia Members to Repent

Pope Francis appealed to members of the Sicilian Mafia on Saturday to give up on a life of crime, saying the island does not need men and women of honor but rather of love. The pontiff was paying a one-day visit to the southern Italian island to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the killing of Father Pino Puglisi by Mafia hitmen. Celebrating Mass for tens of thousands of Sicilians gathered in Palermo's port area, Francis said to members of the Mafia: "Change, brothers...

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