Priest killed in Mexico, threats force concert to cancel
Mexico City, MexicoAP A priest in western Mexico has been shot to death, the eighth killed under the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The church’s Catholic Multimedia Center identified the priest as Rev Juan Angulo Fonseca. The centre said Sunday that eight priests, including Angulo Fonseca, have been murdered during the current administration, […]
At least one dead, several injured in machete attack at southern Spain churches
Updated: 11:45am (AEST)Madrid, SpainReuters Spanish authorities said they were investigating what they called a possible “terrorist” incident after a machete-wielding man attacked several people at two churches in the southern port city of Algeciras, killing at least one person. The man attacked clergymen at two different churches – San Isidro and Nuestra Senora de La […]
Kidnapped Nigerian Catholic priest found dead, another escapes
Lagos, NigeriaReuters A Nigerian Catholic priest abducted last week was found murdered on Tuesday while his colleague managed to escaped from his captors in the northern state of Kaduna, the local diocese said. Fathers John Mark Cheitnum and Donatus Cleophas were seized in the town of Lere when attending a parish function at Christ the […]
Retired priest, 92, charged with indecent assault after Canadian residential school probe
Reuters A retired priest has been charged with indecent assault following a decade-long investigation into a residential school in Manitoba, Canadian police said on Friday. Arthur Masse, 92, was arrested and charged on Thursday with a single charge of indecent assault on a 10-year-old girl at Fort Alexander Residential School in Manitoba. A Royal Canadian […]
In France, suspect in priest’s shooting freed, search widens
Lyon, FranceAP French police on Sunday released an initial suspect in the shooting of a Greek Orthodox priest and widened their search for the gunman who critically wounded the priest as he closed the door to his official residence at a church in the city of Lyon. The Lyon prosecutor’s office said a man who […]
Orthodox priest shot at church in France, motive unknown
Lyon/Paris, FranceAP A Greek Orthodox priest was shot Saturday while he was closing his church in the French city of Lyon, and authorities locked down part of the city to hunt for the assailant, authorities said. The priest, a Greek citizen, is in a local hospital with life-threatening injuries after being shot twice in the […]
Catholic priest murdered in El Salvador
A Catholic priest was murdered in El Salvador on the weekend, according to reports. Catholic news agencies reported that 35-year-old Fr Cecilio Perez Cruz was shot dead in his home by a person presumed to be a gang member. His body, with three bullet wounds, was found in his room early Saturday morning. A note left […]
Mexican pastor survives assassination attempt
World Watch Monitor A Mexican pastor who survived an assassination attempt in the notorious border city of Juarez in June says he was targeted because his church’s work is seen to negatively impact upon the efforts of drug cartels. A hitman entered the pastor’s home on 12th June, making him kneel down on the floor […]
At least 15 killed in Central African Republic church attack
At least 15 people including a priest have reportedly been killed and scores more wounded in an attack on a church in the Central African Republic capital of Bangui. Gunmen stormed the Notre-Dame de Fatima church – located in a predominantly Muslim neighbourhood – during Mass on Tuesday, firing guns and using grenades. Moses Aliou, a […]
TV: US NETWORK CBS HOPES VIEWERS WILL WANT TO WATCH, IF NOT LIVE, ‘BIBLICALLY’
KIMBERLY WINSTON, of Religion News Service, reports on how TV shows in the US are embracing faith issues…