In Sicily, Palermo, Syracuse and Catania, the three main cities on the Italian island, are attractive destinations for their ...

Italy has no shortage of beautiful coastal towns and breathtaking beaches, but this one spot in Sicily is truly remarkable.

Rather than permitting us to return to nearby Sicily, the Italian Coast Guard orders us to the port of Crotone to disembark ...

Born in Syracuse, Sicily (then part of Greece), in about 287 B.C., Archimedes traveled to Egypt at the age of 18 to study at the great library of Alexandria. Upon completing his studies ...

St. Lucia (loo-see-ah) was born in Syracuse, Sicily in the 400th century, A.D. There are several myths around this saint. Lucia wanted to devote her life to helping the poor and serving God. She ...

A virgin and martyr of Syracuse in Sicily, whose feast is celebrated on December 13th. According to the tradition, Saint Lucy was born of rich and noble parents in the year 283. Her father was of ...

Dec. 13 is one of the shortest days of the winter. Actually, according to the “old style” Julian calendar, it was the shortest day of the year. St. Lucia was from Syracuse, on the island of ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — After this week’s fan vote, Bishop Grimes sophomore Sicily Shaffer is the girls basketball player of the ...