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  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014: Supervisor of the tie division places models on a fabric used for a tie, at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5340.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014: Supervisor of the tie division places models on a fabric used for a tie, at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5337.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014: Finished Kiton ties ready for packaging at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5364.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014: Fabrics used for ties at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5353.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014:  Maria Giovanna Paone, Vice President and General Manager of Kiton, checks a fabric at the blazer division of the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5526.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014:  Maria Giovanna Paone, Vice President and General Manager of Kiton, checks a fabric at the blazer division of the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5488.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014: Tailors sew shirts at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5205.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014: Sebastiano Borrelli, supervisor of the shirt division, checks a fabric at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5190.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014:  A tailor works on a fabric used for a jacket at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5116.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014: Tailors work on blazers at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5058.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014:  Maria Giovanna Paone, Vice President and General Manager of Kiton, checks a fabric at the blazer division of the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5515.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014:  Maria Giovanna Paone, Vice President and General Manager of Kiton, opens a fabrics archive volume at the blazer division of the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5505.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014:  Maria Giovanna Paone, Vice President and General Manager of Kiton, checks a fabric at the blazer division of the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5473.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014: A shoemaker specialized in shoe coloring is here at work at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5454.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014: A shoemaker specialized in shoe coloring is here at work at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5439.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014: Mario Abbondandolo, tailor and professor at the Kiton School of High Tailoring, checks a blazer worked by a student, at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5317.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014:  Blazers worked by students hang on sartorial dummies at the Kiton School of High Tailoring at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5311.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014: Students work on a blazer at the Kiton School of High Tailoring inside the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5295.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014: Students work on a blazer at the Kiton School of High Tailoring inside the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5290.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014: Students work on a blazer at the Kiton School of High Tailoring inside the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5267.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014:  Maria Giovanna Paone, Vice President and General Manager of Kiton, checks a fabric at the Ladies division of the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5236.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014:  Maria Giovanna Paone, Vice President and General Manager of Kiton, checks a fabric at the Ladies division of the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5231.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014:  Maria Giovanna Paone, Vice President and General Manager of Kiton, checks a fabric at the Ladies division of the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5228.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014:  Fabrics used for Kiton shirts are store on shelves at the shirt division of the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5157.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014:  Finished shirts are ready to be packed at the shirt division of the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5146.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014:  A finished shirt lays on a working table of the shirt division of the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5127.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014: Tailors work on blazers at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5068.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014: A tailor work on a blazer at the  Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5043.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014: A student practices on sewing a blazer at the blazer division of the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_4977.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014: Tailors work on blazers at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_4911.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014:  A working table at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_4905.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014:  The initials of a client are sewed in his personalized blazer at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_4871.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014:  A tailor works on a blazer at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_4756.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014:  A tailor works on a fabric used for a jacket at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_4753.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014:  A tailor works on a fabric used for a jacket at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_4752.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014: A shoemaker specialized in shoe coloring is here at work at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5448.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014: Cashmere and Vicuna fabrics at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_4855.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014: Tailors at work at the blazer divisoin of the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_4798.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014: A oair of scissors are left on a working table during the lunch break at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_4779.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 4 OCTOBER 2021: Nino Sicali (68), a fish vendor in Catani's fish market, poses for portrait, in Catania, Italy, on October 4th 2021. Referring to godfather, Mr Sicali said “It creates a stronger tie between the families." When he was made a godfather, he said, he reciprocated by making his godson’s father a compadre to his own children. Over the years, Mr. Sicali said he was obligated to help his struggling compadre out financially. “He died owing me 12,000 euros,” he said.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211004_NYT-Godfathers_A73-210...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 4 OCTOBER 2021: Nino Sicali (68), a fish vendor in Catani's fish market, poses for portrait, in Catania, Italy, on October 4th 2021. Referring to godfather, Mr Sicali said “It creates a stronger tie between the families." When he was made a godfather, he said, he reciprocated by making his godson’s father a compadre to his own children. Over the years, Mr. Sicali said he was obligated to help his struggling compadre out financially. “He died owing me 12,000 euros,” he said.<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211004_NYT-Godfathers_A73-212...jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 10 APRIL 2014: Numbered boxes containing ties (each number corresponding to a client, and each color to a country) are stored at the Kiton Tie production unit at the Kiton headquarters and factory in Arzano, Italy, on April 16th 2014.<br />
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Kiton is a luxury clothing company co-founded in 1956  in Naples by Ciro Paone, a fifth-generation fabric merchant. Launched in 1968, the brand produces suits, overcoats, ties, shirts, trousers, knitwear, outwear, shoes, leather accessories, and bags,  womenswear, fragrances and eyewear. Kiton produces 22,000 men suits per year and their sales proceeds was of 95mln euros.
    CIPG_20140410_INYT_Kiton__M3_7028.jpg
  • TUNIS, TUNISIA - 26 JULY 2013: A hate and a tie used for the rehearsal of the  play "Blanche Aurore Celeste" by Noelle Renaude, are here in the dressing room of the theatre space of L'Etoile du Nord, in Tunis, Tunisia, on July 26th 2013.<br />
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L’Etoile du Nord, besides being a cafe, is also an experimental theater that never closes, a free-wheeling space for spectators and performers, and a haunt for actors, intellectuals, free-thinkers and revolutionaries.<br />
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Tunisian actor and theater director, Noureddine El Ati, who founded the theater company in 1997, says the venue is unique in all of North Africa.
    CIPG_20130726_NYT_Tunisia__MG_1676.jpg
  • ACI CASTELLO, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Grace Motta (21) holds her son Antonino at the Copacabana restaurant, where the family celebrated the baptism with a buffet, in Aci Castello, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-140...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: Customers line up at the Gipsy Queens food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival  in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
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The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
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In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_64...jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 10 APRIL 2014: A tailor sews a blazer at the men's suit production unit at the Kiton headquarters and factory in Arzano, Italy, on April 16th 2014.<br />
<br />
Kiton is a luxury clothing company co-founded in 1956  in Naples by Ciro Paone, a fifth-generation fabric merchant. Launched in 1968, the brand produces suits, overcoats, ties, shirts, trousers, knitwear, outwear, shoes, leather accessories, and bags,  womenswear, fragrances and eyewear. Kiton produces 22,000 men suits per year and their sales proceeds was of 95mln euros.
    CIPG_20140410_INYT_Kiton__M3_6749.jpg
  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: A Lukoil gas station is here in front of the ISAB / Lukoil refinery in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_Mavi...jpg
  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: A Lukoil gas station is here in front of the ISAB / Lukoil refinery in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_Mavi...jpg
  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: An oil tanker is seen here at the ISAB / Lukoil oil terminal in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_Mavi...jpg
  • AUGUSTA, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: The Augusta refinery is seen here in Augusta, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • AUGUSTA, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: The Augusta refinery is seen here in Augusta, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, SICILY, ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: Davide Mauro (47), a shift worker at the ISAB / Lukoil refinery, poses for a portrait on the terrace of his home in Siracusa, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, SICILY, ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: Davide Mauro (47), a shift worker at the ISAB / Lukoil refinery, poses for a portrait on the terrace of his home in Siracusa, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, SICILY, ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: Davide Mauro (47), a shift worker at the ISAB / Lukoil refinery, poses for a portrait on the terrace of his home in Siracusa, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, SICILY, ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: Davide Mauro (47), a shift worker at the ISAB / Lukoil refinery, poses for a portrait on the terrace of his home in Siracusa, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
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As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: A barista walks by the Bar La Conchiglia, a cafe frequented by workers of the ISAB / Lukiol refinery in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: The mayor of Priolo Gargallo Giuseppe "Pippo" Gianni (75) poses for a portrait in his office in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: The mayor of Priolo Gargallo Giuseppe "Pippo" Gianni (75) poses for a portrait in his office in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: The mayor of Priolo Gargallo Giuseppe "Pippo" Gianni (75) poses for a portrait in his office in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: The mayor of Priolo Gargallo Giuseppe "Pippo" Gianni (75) is seen here during an interview in his office in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: The mayor of Priolo Gargallo Giuseppe "Pippo" Gianni (75) is seen here during an interview in his office in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • AUGUSTA, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: Trucks are seen here getting in and out of the Sonatrach refinery in Augusta, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: The ISAB / Lukoil refinery in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 4 OCTOBER 2021: The basilica of Catania, in Catania, Italy, on October 4th 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211004_NYT-Godfathers_A73-230...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 4 OCTOBER 2021: Monsignor Salvatore Genchi, the vicar general of Catania, poses for a portrait by his office next to the basilica of Catania, Italy, on October 4th 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211004_NYT-Godfathers_A73-226...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 4 OCTOBER 2021: The archive of the Roman Catholic diocese of Catania is seen here in Catania, Italy, on October 4th 2021.<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211004_NYT-Godfathers_A73-224...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Antonino De Luca (33) light a candle during the baptism ritual of his son Samuel in the church of Santa Maria della Salute in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-198...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Samuel De Luca plays with his golden cross during his baptism ritual in the church of Santa Maria della Salute in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-193...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: (L-R) A photographer takes a family picture of Antonino De Luca (33) and Simona Cristaudo (34) with their children for the baptism of their son Samuel (in Mrs Cristaudo's arms),  here in the church of Santa Maria della Salute in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-179...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: (R-L) Antonino De Luca (33) and Simona Cristaudo (34) enter the church of Santa Maria della Salute with their children for the baptism of their son Samuel (in Mrs Cristaudo's arms), in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-178...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Rev. Angelo Alfio Mangano poses for a portrait after baptising the six-month-old child Giuseppe Calderone, in the church of Santa Maria in Ognina,in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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Rev. Angelo Alfio Mangano said that spiritually objectionable characters used “threats against the parish priest” to be named godfather, a position used for social blackmail and sometimes usury, he said.<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-168...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Rossella Calderone holds her six-month-old son Giuseppe as she walks towawrds the church of Santa Maria in Ognina to baptize her son, in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-158...jpg
  • ACI CASTELLO, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: The families of Nicola Sparti and Grace Motta celebrated the baptisms of their son Antonino with a buffet at the Copacabana restaurant in Aci Castello, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-147...jpg
  • ACI CASTELLO, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Nicola Sparti (24, center) holds his baptised son Antonino next to brother-in-law Alfio Motta (22, right, standing up), who should have been the child's godfther, here at the Copacabana restaurant, where the family celebrated the baptism with a buffet, in Aci Castello, Italy, on October 3rd 2021. Alfio Motta, Antonino’s uncle, felt cheated out of a great honor.<br />
“I feel like the godfather,” he said. “Even if I don’t have the title.”<br />
<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-141...jpg
  • ACI TREZZA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Nicola Sparti (24, right) and Grace Motta (21, left) hold their baptised son Antonino in a miniature remote control white Mercedes during a photo shoot in Aci Trezza, Italy, on October 3rd 2021. The Sparti family was banned from naming a godfather for their son Antonino.<br />
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<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-130...jpg
  • ACI TREZZA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Antonino Sparti (1 year old), who was banned from having a godfather, plays with a miniature remote control white Mercedes during a photo shoot in Aci Trezza, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-123...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Alfio Motta (22, left), puts a golden necklace and cross on his nephew Antonino Sparti (1 year old), as his mother Grace Motta (21) holds him, after the baptism in the church  of Santa Maria della Guardia in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021. Alfio Motta, Antonino’s uncle, felt cheated out of a great honor.<br />
“I feel like the godfather,” he said. “Even if I don’t have the title.”<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-098...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Andrea Arena (1 year old, center) is seen here after being baptised outside the church  of Santa Maria della Guardia in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-093...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Andrea Arena (1 year old, center) is seen here after being baptised outside the church  of Santa Maria della Guardia in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-092...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Father Claudio ladles holy water over Antonino Sparti’s head during a baptism ritual in the church  of Santa Maria della Guardia in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-048...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Father Claudio is seen here during a baptism ritual in the church  of Santa Maria della Guardia in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-043...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Father Claudio ladles holy water over Andrea Arena’s head during a baptism ritual in the church  of Santa Maria della Guardia in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-038...jpg
  • Alessandro Marinella helps run his family's business, E.Marinella, a tailoring company founded in 1914.<br />
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As family businesses get sold and corporatize, the nextgen of fashion’s great families are choosing their own, fashion-adjacent paths: going into furniture (Alice Etro), restaurants (Pietro and Romeo Ruffini), music (Daniele Cavalli)  and NFTs (Francesca Versace). A round-up of the fashion creative diaspora.
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  • Alessandro Marinella helps run his family's business, E.Marinella, a tailoring company founded in 1914.<br />
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As family businesses get sold and corporatize, the nextgen of fashion’s great families are choosing their own, fashion-adjacent paths: going into furniture (Alice Etro), restaurants (Pietro and Romeo Ruffini), music (Daniele Cavalli)  and NFTs (Francesca Versace). A round-up of the fashion creative diaspora.
    CIPG_20220221_NYT-Fashion-Heirs-Mari...jpg
  • Alessandro Marinella helps run his family's business, E.Marinella, a tailoring company founded in 1914.<br />
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As family businesses get sold and corporatize, the nextgen of fashion’s great families are choosing their own, fashion-adjacent paths: going into furniture (Alice Etro), restaurants (Pietro and Romeo Ruffini), music (Daniele Cavalli)  and NFTs (Francesca Versace). A round-up of the fashion creative diaspora.
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  • BAGHERIA, ITALY - 5 MARCH 2020: Artisan and painter Michele Ducato (48) poses for a portrait in his atelier in Bagheria, Italy, on March 5th 2020.<br />
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Michele Ducato was born in Palermo in 1972. He specialised in Applied Arts in high school and then took a degree in Architecture. Since he was<br />
a boy, Michele has pursued an interest in cart painting, an art that has been handed down in his family for three generations, starting with his grandfather, also named Michele, who opened an atelier in Bagheria in 1895 at the age of 14. Working with his father Giuseppe, he is passionately devoted to<br />
the decoration and scrupulous restoration of Sicilian carts. The venerable history of this workshop is tied to the revivial and preservation of this<br />
art, with the aim of sharing it with an ever larger audience and making it accessible to young people.
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  • PALERMO, ITALY - 18 JANUARY 2019: Bhuiyan Anwar Hosen (63), from Bangladesh, poses for a portrait in his shop in the Ballarò market<br />
in Palermo, Italy, on January 18th 2019.<br />
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In May 2016 of this year, ten mafia-linked criminals with ties to the Rubino family were arrested for harassing migrants and demanding payment of "pizzo"(protection) money. Addiopizzo, an anti-mafia movement founded by university graduates in 2004, supported the Bangladeshi stallholders in getting these mafiosi arrested.<br />
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The historic market Ballarò of Palermo, in the neighbourhood known as Albergheria, is the oldest and biggest among the markets of the city.<br />
For about half a century, after World War II, Ballarò was increasingly depopulated as families moved to airier suburbs. Today there are over 14 ethnicities in Ballarò and more than 25 languages spoken: migrant communities, students, professionals, historic merchants and new entrepreneurs coexist.
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  • PALERMO, ITALY - 18 JANUARY 2019: Uddin Mohammed Siraj (60, right) and his wife, from Bangladesh, pose for a portrait in his shop in the Ballarò market in Palermo, Italy, on January 18th 2019.<br />
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In May 2016 of this year, ten mafia-linked criminals with ties to the Rubino family were arrested for harassing migrants and demanding payment of "pizzo"(protection) money. Addiopizzo, an anti-mafia movement founded by university graduates in 2004, supported the Bangladeshi stallholders in getting these mafiosi arrested.<br />
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The historic market Ballarò of Palermo, in the neighbourhood known as Albergheria, is the oldest and biggest among the markets of the city.<br />
For about half a century, after World War II, Ballarò was increasingly depopulated as families moved to airier suburbs. Today there are over 14 ethnicities in Ballarò and more than 25 languages spoken: migrant communities, students, professionals, historic merchants and new entrepreneurs coexist.
    CIPG_20190118_NYT_Palermo_M3_0478-BW.jpg
  • PALERMO, ITALY - 18 JANUARY 2019: Uddin Mohammed Siraj (60), from Bangladesh, poses for a portrait in his shop in the Ballarò market in Palermo, Italy, on January 18th 2019.<br />
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In May 2016 of this year, ten mafia-linked criminals with ties to the Rubino family were arrested for harassing migrants and demanding payment of "pizzo"(protection) money. Addiopizzo, an anti-mafia movement founded by university graduates in 2004, supported the Bangladeshi stallholders in getting these mafiosi arrested.<br />
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The historic market Ballarò of Palermo, in the neighbourhood known as Albergheria, is the oldest and biggest among the markets of the city.<br />
For about half a century, after World War II, Ballarò was increasingly depopulated as families moved to airier suburbs. Today there are over 14 ethnicities in Ballarò and more than 25 languages spoken: migrant communities, students, professionals, historic merchants and new entrepreneurs coexist.
    CIPG_20190118_NYT_Palermo_M3_0461-BW.jpg
  • PALERMO, ITALY - 18 JANUARY 2019: Bhuiyan Anwar Hosen (63), from Bangladesh, poses for a portrait in his shop in the Ballarò market<br />
in Palermo, Italy, on January 18th 2019.<br />
<br />
In May 2016 of this year, ten mafia-linked criminals with ties to the Rubino family were arrested for harassing migrants and demanding payment of "pizzo"(protection) money. Addiopizzo, an anti-mafia movement founded by university graduates in 2004, supported the Bangladeshi stallholders in getting these mafiosi arrested.<br />
<br />
The historic market Ballarò of Palermo, in the neighbourhood known as Albergheria, is the oldest and biggest among the markets of the city.<br />
For about half a century, after World War II, Ballarò was increasingly depopulated as families moved to airier suburbs. Today there are over 14 ethnicities in Ballarò and more than 25 languages spoken: migrant communities, students, professionals, historic merchants and new entrepreneurs coexist.
    CIPG_20190118_NYT_Palermo_M3_0571.jpg
  • PALERMO, ITALY - 18 JANUARY 2019: Uddin Mohammed Siraj (60), from Bangladesh, poses for a portrait in his shop in the Ballarò market in Palermo, Italy, on January 18th 2019.<br />
<br />
In May 2016 of this year, ten mafia-linked criminals with ties to the Rubino family were arrested for harassing migrants and demanding payment of "pizzo"(protection) money. Addiopizzo, an anti-mafia movement founded by university graduates in 2004, supported the Bangladeshi stallholders in getting these mafiosi arrested.<br />
<br />
The historic market Ballarò of Palermo, in the neighbourhood known as Albergheria, is the oldest and biggest among the markets of the city.<br />
For about half a century, after World War II, Ballarò was increasingly depopulated as families moved to airier suburbs. Today there are over 14 ethnicities in Ballarò and more than 25 languages spoken: migrant communities, students, professionals, historic merchants and new entrepreneurs coexist.
    CIPG_20190118_NYT_Palermo_M3_0461.jpg
  • Palermo, Italy, 25 October 2012: Political banners of candidate for Governor of Sicily Rosario Crocetta are here in Piazza Borsa under the stage where the candidate closed his campaign in Palermo, on October 25 2012. <br />
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The direct elections in Sicily for the President of the Region and its representatives will take place on Sunday 28 October 2012, 6 months ahead of the end of the terms of office of the current legislature. The anticipated election of October 28 take place after Raffaele Lombardo, former governor of Sicily since 2008, resigned on July 31st. Raffaele Lombardo is under investigation since 2010 for Mafia ties. His son Toti Lombardo is currently running for a seat in the Sicilian Regional Assembly in the coalition of Gianfranco Micciché, a candidate for the Presidency of the Region. 32 candidates belonging to 8 of the 20 parties running for the Sicilian elections are either under investigation or condemned. ### Palermo, Italia, 25 ottobre 2012: dei manifesti elettorali del candidato alla Presidenza della Regione Sicilia Rosario Crocetta appaiono in Piazza Borsa, sotto il palco dove il candidato ha chiuso la sua campagna elettorale,  a Palermo il 25 ottobre 2012. <br />
Le elezioni in Sicilia per la votazione diretta del presidente della regione e dei deputati all’Assemblea regionale (ARS) si terranno domenica 28 ottobre, in anticipo sulla scadenza naturale dell’attuale legislatura, prevista ad aprile dell’anno prossimo. In Sicilia si vota in anticipo dopo le dimissioni del 31 luglio scorso di Raffaele Lombardo, eletto presidente della regione nell’aprile del 2008 e indagato dal 2010 per concorso esterno in associazione mafiosa. 32 candidati appartenenti a 8 delle 20 liste candidate alle elezioni siciliani sono indagati o condannati.
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  • Palermo, Italy, 25 October 2012: Supporters gather around candidate for Governor of Sicily Gianfranco Micciché, 58, outisde his electoral committee after his rally in Palermo, Italy, on October 25 2012. <br />
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The direct elections in Sicily for the President of the Region and its representatives will take place on Sunday 28 October 2012, 6 months ahead of the end of the terms of office of the current legislature. The anticipated election of October 28 take place after Raffaele Lombardo, former governor of Sicily since 2008, resigned on July 31st. Raffaele Lombardo is under investigation since 2010 for Mafia ties. His son Toti Lombardo is currently running for a seat in the Sicilian Regional Assembly in the coalition of Gianfranco Micciché, a candidate for the Presidency of the Region. 32 candidates belonging to 8 of the 20 parties running for the Sicilian elections are either under investigation or condemned. ### Palermo, Italia, 25 ottobre 2012: Dei sostenitori accerchiano il candidato alla Presidenza della Regione Sicilia Gianfranco Micciché, 58 anni, nei pressi del suo comitato elettorale dopo il comizio tenutosi  a Palermo il 25 ottobre 2012. <br />
Le elezioni in Sicilia per la votazione diretta del presidente della regione e dei deputati all’Assemblea regionale (ARS) si terranno domenica 28 ottobre, in anticipo sulla scadenza naturale dell’attuale legislatura, prevista ad aprile dell’anno prossimo. In Sicilia si vota in anticipo dopo le dimissioni del 31 luglio scorso di Raffaele Lombardo, eletto presidente della regione nell’aprile del 2008 e indagato dal 2010 per concorso esterno in associazione mafiosa. 32 candidati appartenenti a 8 delle 20 liste candidate alle elezioni siciliani sono indagati o condannati.<br />
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Le elezioni in Sicilia per la votazione diretta del presidente della regione e dei deputati all’Assemblea regionale (ARS) si terranno domenica 28 ottobre, in anticipo sulla scadenza naturale dell’attuale legislatura, prevista ad aprile dell’
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  • Palermo, Italy, 25 October 2012: Canidate for Governor of Sicily Gianfranco Micciché, 58, walks among his supporter after a rally at his electoral committee in Palermo, Italy, on October 25 2012. He si endorsed by President of the Chamber of Deputies and leader of the Future and Freedom party Gianfranco Fini ,60. Gianfranco Micciché's motto is "Sugno Sicilianu - Sogno Siciliano", which translates as "I am Sicilian" in the Sicilian dialect and "Sicilian dream". His is allied with the MpA (Movimento per le Autonomie, Movement for Autonomies), a regionalist and Christian democratic party which demands greater autonomy for Sicily. The movement was founded my former Governor of Sicily Raffaele Lombardo, who resigned in July.<br />
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The direct elections in Sicily for the President of the Region and its representatives will take place on Sunday 28 October 2012, 6 months ahead of the end of the terms of office of the current legislature. The anticipated election of October 28 take place after Raffaele Lombardo, former governor of Sicily since 2008, resigned on July 31st. Raffaele Lombardo is under investigation since 2010 for Mafia ties. His son Toti Lombardo is currently running for a seat in the Sicilian Regional Assembly in the coalition of Gianfranco Micciché, a candidate for the Presidency of the Region. 32 candidates belonging to 8 of the 20 parties running for the Sicilian elections are either under investigation or condemned. ### Palermo, Italia, 25 ottobre 2012: il candidato alla Presidenza della Regione Gianfranco Micciché, 58 anni, cammina tra i suoi sostenitori dopo un comizio al suo comitato elettorale a Palermo il 25 ottobre 2012.Gianfranco Micciché è sostenuto dal Presidente della Camera dei Deputati e leader di Futuro e Libertà Gianfranco FIni, 60 anni. Lo slogan di Gianfranco Micciché è "Sugnu Sicilia - Sono Siciliano" ("Sono siciliano in dialetto). Si è alleato con l'Mpa (Movimento per le Autonomie), fondato da Raffaele Lombardo, il quale ha rassegnato
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  • Palermo, Italy, 25 October 2012: Canidate for Governor of Sicily Gianfranco Micciché, 58, is about to shake thands with President of the Chamber of Deputies and leader of the Future and Freedom party Gianfranco Fini ,60, who came to endorse him at his electoral committee in Palermo, Italy, on October 25 2012. Gianfranco Micciché's motto is "Sugno Sicilianu - Sogno Siciliano", which translates as "I am Sicilian" in the Sicilian dialect and "Sicilian dream". His is allied with the MpA (Movimento per le Autonomie, Movement for Autonomies), a regionalist and Christian democratic party which demands greater autonomy for Sicily. The movement was founded my former Governor of Sicily Raffaele Lombardo, who resigned in July.<br />
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The direct elections in Sicily for the President of the Region and its representatives will take place on Sunday 28 October 2012, 6 months ahead of the end of the terms of office of the current legislature. The anticipated election of October 28 take place after Raffaele Lombardo, former governor of Sicily since 2008, resigned on July 31st. Raffaele Lombardo is under investigation since 2010 for Mafia ties. His son Toti Lombardo is currently running for a seat in the Sicilian Regional Assembly in the coalition of Gianfranco Micciché, a candidate for the Presidency of the Region. 32 candidates belonging to 8 of the 20 parties running for the Sicilian elections are either under investigation or condemned. ### Palermo, Italia, 25 ottobre 2012: il candidato alla Presidenza della Regione Gianfranco Micciché, 58 anni, sta per stringere la mano del Presidente della Camera dei Deputati e leader di Futuro e Libertà Gianfranco FIni, 60 anni, che è venuto ad appoggiarlo nel comizio al comitato elettorale a Palermo il 25 ottobre 2012. Lo slogan di Gianfranco Micciché è "Sugnu Sicilia - Sono Siciliano" ("Sono siciliano in dialetto). Si è alleato con l'Mpa (Movimento per le Autonomie), fondato da Raffaele Lombardo, il quale ha rassegnato le dimissioni a lugl
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  • Palermo, Italy, 25 October 2012: Canidate for Governor of Sicily Gianfranco Micciché, 58, rallies at his electoral committee  in Palermo, on October 25 2012. His motto is "Sugnu Sicilianu - Sogno Siciliano", which translates as "I am Sicilian" in the Sicilian dialect and "Sicilian dream". His is allied with the MpA (Movimento per le Autonomie, Movement for Autonomies), a regionalist and Christian democratic party which demands greater autonomy for Sicily. The movement was founded my former Governor of Sicily Raffaele Lombardo, who resigned in July. Gianfranco Micciché is endorsed by President of the Chamber of Deputies and leader of the Future and Freedom party Gianfranco Fini.<br />
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The direct elections in Sicily for the President of the Region and its representatives will take place on Sunday 28 October 2012, 6 months ahead of the end of the terms of office of the current legislature. The anticipated election of October 28 take place after Raffaele Lombardo, former governor of Sicily since 2008, resigned on July 31st. Raffaele Lombardo is under investigation since 2010 for Mafia ties. His son Toti Lombardo is currently running for a seat in the Sicilian Regional Assembly in the coalition of Gianfranco Micciché, a candidate for the Presidency of the Region. 32 candidates belonging to 8 of the 20 parties running for the Sicilian elections are either under investigation or condemned. ### Palermo, Italia, 25 ottobre 2012: il candidato alla Presidenza della Regione Gianfranco Micciché, 58 anni, fa un comizio nel suo comitato elettorale a Palermo il 25 ottobre 2012. Il suo slogan è "Sugnu Siciliano - Sono Siciliano" ("Sono siciliano in dialetto). Si è alleato con l'Mpa (Movimento per le Autonomie), fondato da Raffaele Lombardo, il quale ha rassegnato le dimissioni a luglio. Gianfranco Micciché è appoggiato dal Presidente della Camera dei Deputati e leader di Futuro e Libertà Gianfranco FIni.<br />
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Le elezioni in Sicilia per la votazione diretta del presidente della regio
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  • Palermo, Italy, 25 October 2012: President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and leader of the center-right Future and Freedom party Gianfranco Fini, 60, arrives at the electoral committee of candidate for Governor of Sicily Gianfranco Micciché to endorse him, in Palermo, Italy, on October 25 2012. <br />
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The direct elections in Sicily for the President of the Region and its representatives will take place on Sunday 28 October 2012, 6 months ahead of the end of the terms of office of the current legislature. The anticipated election of October 28 take place after Raffaele Lombardo, former governor of Sicily since 2008, resigned on July 31st. Raffaele Lombardo is under investigation since 2010 for Mafia ties. His son Toti Lombardo is currently running for a seat in the Sicilian Regional Assembly in the coalition of Gianfranco Micciché, a candidate for the Presidency of the Region. 32 candidates belonging to 8 of the 20 parties running for the Sicilian elections are either under investigation or condemned. ### Palermo, Italia, 25 ottobre 2012: Il presidente della Camera dei Deputati e leader di Futuro e Libertà Gianfranco Fini, 60 anni, arriva al comitato elettorale del cadidato alla Presidenza della Regione Gianfranco Micciché, a Palermo il 25 ottobre 2012. <br />
Le elezioni in Sicilia per la votazione diretta del presidente della regione e dei deputati all’Assemblea regionale (ARS) si terranno domenica 28 ottobre, in anticipo sulla scadenza naturale dell’attuale legislatura, prevista ad aprile dell’anno prossimo. In Sicilia si vota in anticipo dopo le dimissioni del 31 luglio scorso di Raffaele Lombardo, eletto presidente della regione nell’aprile del 2008 e indagato dal 2010 per concorso esterno in associazione mafiosa. 32 candidati appartenenti a 8 delle 20 liste candidate alle elezioni siciliani sono indagati o condannati.
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  • Palermo, Italy, 25 October 2012: Dario Franceschini (third from left), the 54 years old leader of the Democratic Party (PD) in the Chamber of Deputies, leaves the Wagner Hotel where he held a press conference to endorse Candidate for Governor of Sicily Rosario Crocetta in Palermo, on October 25 2012. <br />
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The direct elections in Sicily for the President of the Region and its representatives will take place on Sunday 28 October 2012, 6 months ahead of the end of the terms of office of the current legislature. The anticipated election of October 28 take place after Raffaele Lombardo, former governor of Sicily since 2008, resigned on July 31st. Raffaele Lombardo is under investigation since 2010 for Mafia ties. His son Toti Lombardo is currently running for a seat in the Sicilian Regional Assembly in the coalition of Gianfranco Micciché, a candidate for the Presidency of the Region. 32 candidates belonging to 8 of the 20 parties running for the Sicilian elections are either under investigation or condemned. ### Palermo, Italia, 25 ottobre 2012:Dario Franceschini (terzo da sinistra), il 54enne leader del Partito Democratico alla Camera dei Deputati, lascia l'Hotel Wagner dove ha tenuto una conferenza stampa per sostenere la candidatura di Rosario Crocetta alla Presidenza della Regione, a Palermo il 25 ottobre 2012. <br />
Le elezioni in Sicilia per la votazione diretta del presidente della regione e dei deputati all’Assemblea regionale (ARS) si terranno domenica 28 ottobre, in anticipo sulla scadenza naturale dell’attuale legislatura, prevista ad aprile dell’anno prossimo. In Sicilia si vota in anticipo dopo le dimissioni del 31 luglio scorso di Raffaele Lombardo, eletto presidente della regione nell’aprile del 2008 e indagato dal 2010 per concorso esterno in associazione mafiosa. 32 candidati appartenenti a 8 delle 20 liste candidate alle elezioni siciliani sono indagati o condannati.
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  • Palermo, Italy, 25 October 2012: Dario Franceschini (2nd from right), the 54 years old leader of the Democratic Party (PD) in the Chamber of Deputies, holds a press conference with Sicilian Regional Secretary of the Demoractic Party (PD) Giuseppe Lupo (second from left), 46, to endorse Candidate for Governor of Sicily Rosario Crocetta at the Hotel Wagner in Palermo, on October 25 2012. <br />
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The direct elections in Sicily for the President of the Region and its representatives will take place on Sunday 28 October 2012, 6 months ahead of the end of the terms of office of the current legislature. The anticipated election of October 28 take place after Raffaele Lombardo, former governor of Sicily since 2008, resigned on July 31st. Raffaele Lombardo is under investigation since 2010 for Mafia ties. His son Toti Lombardo is currently running for a seat in the Sicilian Regional Assembly in the coalition of Gianfranco Micciché, a candidate for the Presidency of the Region. 32 candidates belonging to 8 of the 20 parties running for the Sicilian elections are either under investigation or condemned. ### Palermo, Italia, 25 ottobre 2012:Dario Franceschini (secondo da destra), il 54enne leader del Partito Democratico alla Camera dei Deputati, tiene una conferenza stampa con il segretario regionale del Partito Democratico Giuseppe Lupo (secondo da sinistra), 46 anni, per sostenere la candidatura di Rosario Crocetta alla Presidenza della Regione, all'Hotel Wagner  a Palermo il 25 ottobre 2012. <br />
Le elezioni in Sicilia per la votazione diretta del presidente della regione e dei deputati all’Assemblea regionale (ARS) si terranno domenica 28 ottobre, in anticipo sulla scadenza naturale dell’attuale legislatura, prevista ad aprile dell’anno prossimo. In Sicilia si vota in anticipo dopo le dimissioni del 31 luglio scorso di Raffaele Lombardo, eletto presidente della regione nell’aprile del 2008 e indagato dal 2010 per concorso esterno in associazione mafiosa. 32 candidati appa
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  • Palermo, Italy, 25 October 2012: Candidate for Governor of Sicily  Nello Musumeci, 57, gives a speech at the Astoria Palace Hotel during his campaign in Palermo, Italy, on 25 October 2012.<br />
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The direct elections in Sicily for the President of the Region and its representatives will take place on Sunday 28 October 2012, 6 months ahead of the end of the terms of office of the current legislature. The anticipated election of October 28 take place after Raffaele Lombardo, former governor of Sicily since 2008, resigned on July 31st. Raffaele Lombardo is under investigation since 2010 for Mafia ties. His son Toti Lombardo is currently running for a seat in the Sicilian Regional Assembly in the coalition of Gianfranco Micciché, a candidate for the Presidency of the Region. 32 candidates belonging to 8 of the 20 parties running for the Sicilian elections are either under investigation or condemned. ### Palermo, Italia, 25 ottobre 2012: Il candidato alla Presidenza della Regione Sicilia Nello Musumeci, 57 anni, all'Astoria Palace Hotel durante la sua campagna elettorale a Palermo, il 25 ottobre 2012.<br />
Le elezioni in Sicilia per la votazione diretta del presidente della regione e dei deputati all’Assemblea regionale (ARS) si terranno domenica 28 ottobre, in anticipo sulla scadenza naturale dell’attuale legislatura, prevista ad aprile dell’anno prossimo. In Sicilia si vota in anticipo dopo le dimissioni del 31 luglio scorso di Raffaele Lombardo, eletto presidente della regione nell’aprile del 2008 e indagato dal 2010 per concorso esterno in associazione mafiosa. 32 candidati appartenenti a 8 delle 20 liste candidate alle elezioni siciliani sono indagati o condannati.
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