Unidentified gunmen broke into the home of the bishop-designate of Rumbek, South Sudan, shot him in both legs and fled, according to church news reports.
Gunmen in South Sudan wound bishop-elect weeks before his installation
Pope calls for prayers after hospital disaster in Baghdad, migrant deaths
In the wake of a deadly fire in a Baghdad hospital treating COVID-19 patients and more migrant deaths in the Mediterranean Sea, Pope Francis prayed for the victims of the disasters and their families.
Saint of the Week: Joseph the Worker
St. Joseph is honored for his labors as a carpenter in providing for his family’s needs in Nazareth.
St. Joseph has never failed to be present to us in our needs
“We, the Carmelites of Salt Lake City, have known St. Joseph to be responsible for many miracles in our time for our Carmel.”
Photos of the Week: April 26, 2021
In the spotlight: SpaceX launch, feast of St. George, Chauvin verdict, 108th birthday celebration
People must care for creation or face self-destruction, pope says
When it comes to safeguarding creation, there is no time to waste — humanity either must live up to its responsibility or continue on a path of self-destruction, Pope Francis said, commemorating Earth Day with a video message.
Levántense, reciban la vacuna, salven vidas
“¡El Señor ha resucitado!” Es lo que proclaman nuestras voces durante los cincuenta días del tiempo pascual.
Movie – ‘Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train’
Created and marketed, largely if not exclusively, for the fanbase of the Japanese comic book and television franchise from which it’s derived, the animated fantasy “Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train” (Sony) offers others neither timetable nor roadmap.