Sayfullo Saipov, convicted of killing eight people by driving a truck on a New York City bike path in 2017, will serve a life sentence in prison after a federal jury in Manhattan failed to reach a unanimous verdict on March 13 to give him the death penalty.
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Indonesian Cathedral Bombed in Palm Sunday Attack
Catholics leaving a Palm Sunday Mass at an Indonesian cathedral were targeted by two suicide bombers.
Gunmen Attack Church in Burkina Faso, Kill 24
Twenty-four people, including a church pastor, were killed during a Sunday service on Feb. 16 at a Protestant church in Burkina Faso, according to the regional governor.
Terrorism: We Still Have To Be Very Vigilant
Dear Editor: The recent attacks in Great Britain and the Netherlands is yet again another reminder that the scourge of terrorism still plagues us.
Easter Attacks on Churches in Sri Lanka Are Tragic, but Hardly Surprising
There’s now an ugly and utterly predictable dynamic on Easter Sunday: Somewhere in the world, full churches will be attacked and some number of Christians will die.
Strasbourg Bishop Speaks of ‘Lucid Madness’ After Terror Attack
The day after a shooter opened fire on a crowd in Strasbourg, France, killing at least two and injuring 12 others, Strasbourg Archbishop Luc Ravel issue a statement lamenting the tragedy.
Six-Person Terror Cell Behind Failed Attack on Egyptian Church
Egyptian authorities have arrested four men and two women suspected to be members of a terrorist cell behind a failed suicide attack on a church in Qalubiya governorate, the interior ministry said in a statement last Sunday.
Churchgoers Are Killed By Indonesian Terrorists
Christian leaders called for unity following a spate of suicide bombings that targeted three churches, an apartment building and the police headquarters in Indonesia’s second city, the deadliest attacks in more than a decade.
US Bishops Decry ‘Monstrous Terrorist Attack’ on Mosque
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops condemned the Nov. 24 bombing of a mosque in Egypt’s North Sinai region, calling it a “monstrous terrorist attack on innocent people at prayer.”
Terrorist Crisis Continues To Grow in Philippines
Caritas in the Philippines is appealing for help for 400,000 people displaced in Marawi as fears grow of malnutrition and displacement problems resulting from ongoing terrorist attacks.