The works, by Antonello da Messina, were taken as the Sicilian city of Messina held a religious celebration.

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Artem Murdid, his mother and his girlfriend are accused of terrorism. They say they did nothing wrong.

A woman who secured the criminal file of her grandmother, a collaborator, offered to share it with a Jewish family that had been betrayed. Then she balked and a new dispute ensued.

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Immigrants have long eased labor shortages on farms and factories in Italy. But churches also need foreign-born priests, like the Rev. Vincent Souly of the Ivory Coast.

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