Pope condemns cruelty of Ukraine war at Easter vigil service
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis condemned the cruelty of the war in Ukraine on Saturday at an Easter vigil Mass he attended but at which he did not preside, presumably because of leg pain that has forced him to curtail activities. The Mass was attended by Ivan Fedorov, the mayor of Melitopol, who was detained by […]
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Recaptured Ukrainian village left with wrecked tanks, bodies and questions
Husarivka, Ukraine Reuters Smashed tanks in the mud, destroyed buildings and mourning families mark a recaptured east Ukrainian village whose residents are contemplating the price both they and their former Russian occupiers have had to pay. Ukrainian soldiers last month retook Husarivka, an agricultural village with a peacetime population of 500 to 600 around 150 […]
North Korea celebrates founder with dance, music but no military parade
Seoul, South KoreaReuters North Korea celebrated the 110th anniversary of the birth of late founder Kim Il-sung on Friday with fireworks, a procession, and an evening gala in Pyongyang’s main square, with thousands of people in colourful traditional dress singing and dancing. “The Day of the Sun” is North Korea’s biggest annual public holiday. Kim, […]
Fire roars through church on Chicago’s South Side
Chicago, USAP A fire roared through a prominent church on Chicago’s South Side hours after it held Good Friday services, sending its roof caving in and likely leaving it a total loss. The multiple-alarm fire blaze at the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church began after 2pm, an hour after services ended, and wasn’t brought under control […]
Challenging times: For US churches hit by disasters, Easter brings promise of hope
LUIS ANDRES HENAO, HOLLY MEYER and PETER ORSI, of Associated Press, report on how four US churches – each of which has been hit by a disaster – are marking Easter this year…
Crowds throng Seville as curb-free Easter processions return to Spain
Seville, Spain Reuters For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, crowds thronged the streets of Seville as one of Spain’s most iconic Easter processions wound its way through the city from midnight free of social distancing curbs. Known as La Madrugá, or The Dawn, the procession features penitents who wear pointed black hoods […]
Catholics mark Good Friday outside Notre-Dame three years after fire
Reuters Hundreds of Catholic worshippers gathered for prayer and song outside Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris on Good Friday, three years to the day after its roof was destroyed in a massive blaze. Notre-Dame has been closed for restoration since the fire in 2019 gutted its roof and sent its spire crashing down, to the horror […]
Ukraine says fighting rages around Mariupol steel plant, port
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine said on Friday it was trying to break Russian forces’ siege of Mariupol, with fighting raging around the city’s Illich steel works and port, as the capital Kyiv was rocked by some of the most powerful explosions in two weeks. Russia said it had struck overnight what it said was a factory […]
Palestinians clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site, 152 injured
Jerusalem, IsraelReuters At least 152 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli riot police inside Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday, the latest outbreak in a recent upsurge of violence that has raised fears of a slide back to wider conflict. Most of the Palestinian injuries were incurred from rubber bullets, stun grenades and beatings […]