This week, the ugly face of terrorism once again hit our city with the explosion of a pipe bomb in Manhattan and the placement of several others in the tri-state area.
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French Priest ‘Beheaded’ in Church
The murder of 84-year-old Father Jacques Hamel in northern France during a weekday morning Mass July 26 is another act of “absurd violence” added to too many stories of senseless violence and death, said a Vatican spokesman.
Bishop Prays with French Community in Brooklyn
After a man in a truck deliberately ran down hundreds of people in Nice, France, killing 84, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio joined the local French community in St. Agnes, Boerum Hill, July 17, to pray for the deceased.
Pope Says Nice Attack Was ‘Blind Violence’
Remembering the victims of the tragic terrorist attack in Nice, France, Pope Francis prayed that God may give comfort to grieving families and foil the plans of those who wish to harm others.
Selective Horror
Dear Editor: The horrible incident that happened in Orlando, Florida, will leave scars that many may never heal from on the lives of all of us, but especially on those who were related to or knew those who were killed and/or wounded. History has shown us many have been involved in acts of terrorism, be it the blowing up of a plane, killing on a cruise ship or since 1993 when terrorists first tried to topple the Twin Towers.
Lebanese Cardinal: Peace Needs Justice, Repatriation
A permanent solution to the refugee crises in the Middle East requires lasting peace and the repatriation of refugees, not resettlement to third countries, said Cardinal Bechara Rai, patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church, on a pastoral visit to the U.S.
UN Asked to Respond To Islamic State Terror
While religious freedom in much of the Middle East is under siege and the civil war in Syria seems to have no end in sight, the Knights of Columbus and others called the United Nations to action. Sister Maria de Guadalupe Rodrigo spoke of her missionary experiences in Syria.
Instant Communication
On Good Friday, the world was awaiting a crucifixion. Father Tom Uzhunnalil, a Salesian priest working with the martyred Missionaries of Charity in Yemen, was kidnapped on March 4. Suspected to be the work of Islamic terrorists, no one has claimed responsibility for last month’s attack in which gunmen killed four Indian nuns, two Yemeni female staff members, eight elderly residents and a guard.
Memorial Mass for Victims of Lahore, Brussels
Remembering all those who have suffered recent attacks of terrorism in Brussels and Lahore, the diocesan Pakistani ministry is sponsoring a memorial Mass at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Windsor Terrace, on Sunday, April 10.
Pope Condemns ‘Blind Violence’ in Brussels
Pope Francis, condemning the terrorist attacks in Brussels, offered his prayers to the victims, the injured, their families and all offering assistance in the aftermath of the bombings.