Californian child who died was allegedly subject to exorcism
San Jose, California, US AP A three-year-old girl whose death last fall has been ruled a homicide was the subject of an alleged exorcism last year at a Northern California church, a newspaper reported Tuesday. The child, Arely Naomi Proctor, died last September after family members performed a ceremony to “liberate her of her evil […]
Gunman kills eight co-workers at California rail yard; attacker also dead
San Jose, CaliforniaReuters A transit employee shot eight co-workers to death and was himself killed at a commuter rail yard in San Jose, California, on Wednesday, authorities said, in the latest burst of deadly mass gun violence to grip the United States. Authorities did not immediately offer many details or a possible motive for the […]
Costa Rica priest sings public health message amid pandemic
San Jose, Costa RicaAP A Roman Catholic priest better known for his outreach to the poor is winning new fans with his catchy public health-focused lyrics set to a popular 1990s salsa tune as Costa Rica experiences its worst moment of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the past two Sundays, Sergio Valverde has performed his song […]
Church employee among five stabbed in Californian homeless shelter, says pastor
San Jose, CaliforniaAP One of the people wounded in a stabbing attack at a San Francisco Bay Area church that was being used as a homeless shelter was a church employee who tried to intervene, the church’s pastor said. Rev David Robinson of San Jose’s Grace Baptist Church told KGO-TV on Monday that the attacker, who fatally […]
Suspect arrested in fatal stabbings at California church
San Jose, CaliforniaAP A suspect has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbings of two people and the wounding of three others at a church in California’s Silicon Valley that was being used as a homeless shelter, police said Monday. “We have one suspect in custody for last night’s homicide,” the San Jose Police […]
COSTA RICA: HOW A YOUTH ORCHESTRA HAS HELPED TO CHANGE THE TUNE IN A SHANTYTOWN
SOPHIE HARES, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from the working class neighbourhood of La Carpio in San Jose…