Naples Mafia

Italian police on Saturday arrested top mafia fugitive Marco Di Lauro, the fourth son of ex-Camorra boss Paolo Di Lauro, after over 14 years on the run.

Italian authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of mafia "baby boss" Pasquale Sibillo, a 24-year-old suspected of orchestrating revenge killings following the death of his brother in Naples in July.

Pope Francis urged members of organised crime to turn away from violence and exploitation and stop the 'tears of the mothers of Naples' after visiting one of the city's most violent and drug-infested neighbourhoods on Saturday.

Tens of thousands of people today greeted Pope Francis as he headed deep into mafia territory, visiting jailbirds and the poor in Naples amid heightened security.

Pope Francis heads deep into mafia territory Saturday with a one-day trip to Naples to visit jailbirds and the poor, amid heightened security against a possible attack by Islamist militants.

Pope Francis called for nature to be protected from criminal abuse on Saturday during a visit in the southern Italian town of Caserta, near Naples, in a region long blighted by illegal toxic waste dumps and the pervasive grip of the Camorra mafia.

A fugitive mafia boss was arrested after he was found hiding in a box in an apartment here, police said.Raffaele Forgione had hidden inside the box in a failed attempt to escape detection by police after they broke into the property.Forgione, 37, was transferred to Poggioreale jail in Naples. A member of the Naples mafia or Camorra, he has already ...

Italian police on Saturday arrested top mafia fugitive Marco Di Lauro, the fourth son of ex-Camorra boss Paolo Di Lauro, after over 14 years on the run.

Italian authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of mafia "baby boss" Pasquale Sibillo, a 24-year-old suspected of orchestrating revenge killings following the death of his brother in Naples in July.

Pope Francis urged members of organised crime to turn away from violence and exploitation and stop the 'tears of the mothers of Naples' after visiting one of the city's most violent and drug-infested neighbourhoods on Saturday.

Tens of thousands of people today greeted Pope Francis as he headed deep into mafia territory, visiting jailbirds and the poor in Naples amid heightened security.

Pope Francis heads deep into mafia territory Saturday with a one-day trip to Naples to visit jailbirds and the poor, amid heightened security against a possible attack by Islamist militants.

Pope Francis called for nature to be protected from criminal abuse on Saturday during a visit in the southern Italian town of Caserta, near Naples, in a region long blighted by illegal toxic waste dumps and the pervasive grip of the Camorra mafia.

A fugitive mafia boss was arrested after he was found hiding in a box in an apartment here, police said.Raffaele Forgione had hidden inside the box in a failed attempt to escape detection by police after they broke into the property.Forgione, 37, was transferred to Poggioreale jail in Naples. A member of the Naples mafia or Camorra, he has already ...