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Catholic student wounded in Israeli strike: “Love is stronger than war”
Suhail Abo Dawood, a young Catholic student from Gaza seriously wounded in the Israeli attack on the Holy Family parish on Thursday, tells Vatican media that his condition is improving. “Love”, says the young man, who writes a column for the Holy See’s newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, “is stronger than war”. …
Maronite Catholic priest recovering from injuries after attack at rectory in Philadelphia
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 10, 2024 / 18:25 pm A Maronite Catholic priest is recovering from injuries he suffered after a man attacked him at the rectory in Philadelphia, across the street from the St. Maron Maronite Catholic Church, at which he is the pastor. The alleged attacker, …
Police: Man attacked Tulsa cathedral attendant with sword, tried to set building on fire
by CNA Staff Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 5, 2022 / 21:30 pm Police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, arrested a man Wednesday after he allegedly attacked a desk attendant with a sword and started a fire at Holy Family Cathedral. Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin tweeted the following statement at 9:14 p.m. Wednesday: “TPD …
At least 50 feared dead in attack on Catholic church in Nigeria
by Shannon Mullen Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 5, 2022 / 09:13 am At least 50 people were killed and others injured Sunday when gunmen attacked worshippers at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria, according to media reports. A doctor at a hospital in Owo, a town in the Nigerian state …
