Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 women inmates at a Rome prison during a Holy Thursday Mass. The 87-year-old pontiff performed the ritual from his wheelchair after recent ailments compounded his mobility problems. The women at the Rebibbia prison venue sat on stools on a raised-up platform, enabling the pope to move down the line with ease from his wheelchair without having to strain himself. Many of the women wept as Francis washed their …
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Maine State Police said they are investigating an active shooter situation in Lewiston, Maine, U.S. after multiple people were reported shot at three separate locations. According to multiple law enforcement officials who briefed on the matter, 22 people were killed, and fifty to 60 people were wounded after a man fired at several locations, including a Lewiston bowling alley. The officials said the numbers were preliminary and could change. Lewiston Police said in a Facebook post that they …
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa who was a member of the Justice Doris Okuwobi-led Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and other matters, has said that the leaked Lagos State Government memo on the mass burial of 103 victims of the October 2020 EndSARS protest is one of many surprises to come. Speaking in an interview which aired on Channels Television on Saturday, July 29, Adegboruwa stated that there is …
Victims of the Buffalo mass shooting who all lost their lives after a gunman attacked a local supermarket have been identified. An 18-year-old white suspect shot 13 people, 11 of whom are Black, in a racially motivated attack on Saturday, police said. Ten people, all of whom were Black, were killed in a mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday, in an attack authorities are calling a “racially motivated hate crime.” The victims included four grocery store …
The funeral mass of Senator Ben Murray-Bruce's mum, Margaret Murray-Bruce, was held today February 10. Late Mrs. Bruce died on February 1. She was 95. See more photos from the funeral mass below The post Photos from the funeral mass of Senator Ben Bruce’s mum appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
Russia has extended the ban on mass gatherings, including schools and extracurricular clubs, until Jan. 1, 2022. A ban on mass gatherings at Russian schools was first imposed in June to curb the spread of the coronavirus and was set to expire on Jan. 1, 2021. However, a new decree published Monday, Dec 7, and signed by Russia’s chief sanitary doctor, Anna Popova, extends the ban and now also applies to sports organizations and other social infrastructure for children …