Pope Benedict XVI has urged the young people of Sicily to reject the "path of death" offered by organised crime and to stand up to evil by witnessing the values of the Gospel.
The Pope made his comments during a one-day visit to Palermo, the Sicilian capital, where he celebrated a seaside Mass in the port area, met priests and religious and spoke to youths and families of the region.
Before returning to Rome, he paused to pray at the site of the assassination of anti-mafia prosecutor Giovanni Falcone, who was killed by a bomb in 1992.
