In an Easter Vigil homily Saturday, Pope Francis urged Roman Catholics to not remain paralyzed in the face of injustices. He also baptized eight adults, including a Nigerian man who was initially a beggar but became a hero in Italy.
Monthly Archives: March 2018
{FD} Villanova, Michigan advance to NCAA men’s title game
Despite an NCAA Tournament filled with upsets, Monday night’s men’s championship game in San Antonio will match a No. 1 seed against a No. 3 seed.
{FD} Shark attacks paddleboarder off Hawaii’s Big Island
A 25-year-old paddleboarder was hospitalized with multiple wounds after getting bitten by a shark Saturday morning.
{FD} Man wounded after police say he fired at Kentucky officer
A man was shot and wounded after police say he fired a revolver at an officer during an early-morning incident in Louisville, Kentucky.
{FD} Building collapse kills 10 in India; 10 pulled alive
A four-story rickety hotel building collapsed in central India, killing at least 10 people and injuring another three, police said Sunday.
{FD} 5 police officials suspected in Venezuela jail fire detained
Venezuela’s chief prosecutor says five police officials are suspected of being responsible for a fire that killed 68 people.
{FD} Blast that killed US, UK troops shook alley in Syrian town
Residents of the small alley where an explosion killed two members of the U.S.-led coalition this week were fixing their windows and the fronts of their homes on Saturday.
{FD} 4 wounded in ‘running gun battle’ on North Carolina highway
Authorities in North Carolina say four men suffered gunshot wounds in a “running gun battle” while driving on a highway.
{FD} Gun rights activists hand out high-capacity magazines at Vermont rally
Gun rights activists were handing out high-capacity magazines at a rally outside the Vermont State House on Saturday to protest new legislation that would restrict them and increase gun control in the state.
{FD} Prosecutor says officer was justified in fatal bar shooting
A prosecutor in Virginia has ruled that a police officer was justified in fatally shooting an armed man who took several people hostage inside a bar last year.