An example of Sicilian versatility is given by the term cùddura, which indicates a type of loaf widespread in general in the South of Italy and whose etymology comes from the Greek. Surprisingly, it has distinct meanings according to the province where it is eaten

Hidden between a fish restaurant and a store of local stuff in Catania, after centuries the Fonte Lanaria still reminds everyone of one of the most significant moment linked to St. Agatha’s cult: the removal of her remains by the Byzantine commander Giorgio Maniace and the legendary origin of the traditional white habit worn...

Sister Maria Cecilia La Mela, who belongs to a Benedictine seclusion order, dispels the myths surrounding her lifestyle and sheds some light on the old tradition of chanting for Catania’s patron Saint The first thing that is likely to come to mind when we think about cloistered religious orders is something resembling living behind...