The incident took place as Jerusalem spiraled into a weekend of violence as seven Israelis were killed on Jan. 27 at a synagogue after prayers and another shooting the next day left two Israelis injured just outside of the Old City in the Palestinian village of Silwan.
A Moroccan national is under arrest after a horrific attack in several Catholic churches in the southern Spanish city of Algeciras, killing one person.
Peru’s bishops pleaded for peace as violent protests against the country’s current president and legislature have claimed the lives of dozens of people.
Patriarchs of churches of the Syriac tradition pledged their unity in tackling the numerous challenges they face, including the “the bleeding of migration” of their faithful in the Middle East.
Artwork and letters by children in Uvalde and in war-torn Ukraine published in the Winter 2022 issue of Catholic Extension’s magazine.
During his term, he said, he wants to focus on addressing the problems that make people leave their home countries but also the response to those who show up in the U.S. seeking refuge.
The senselessness of war produces tremendous poverty, and its violence strikes those who are defenseless and vulnerable, Pope Francis said in message for the World Day of the Poor, which will be marked Nov. 13, 2022.
In Oct. 30 elections, da Silva defeated the incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro, by a margin of less than 1%, in the closest election since the end of military rule in 1985.
