Pope condemns Burkina Faso assaults

TERRORIST assaults on a church and a mosque in Burkina Faso, West Africa, on Sunday, have left scores lifeless, and prompted a message from the Pope that “Hatred is not the solution to conflicts.” At least 15 folks have been killed in an assault on a Roman Catholic church in Essakane, close to to the Mali border, throughout a service on Sunday. On the identical day, dozens of individuals have been reported to have been killed by gunmen at a mosque in Ouagadougou Province, within the centre of the nation. Details of the 2 assaults, together with the motives behind them, stay unreported, however BBC News has stated that a couple of third of Burkina Faso is presently below the management of insurgents. In a telegram to bishops within the nation, the Pope stated that he was praying for the deceased, and referred to as for “the fight against violence in order to promote the values of peace”, Vatican News studies.

Mafia suspected after bleach present in chalice

A MASS in Calabria was halted on Saturday afternoon owing to an obvious try to poison the priest, it was reported this week. Suspicion has fallen on organised-crime teams. During the service in Cessaniti, in southern Italy, Fr Felice Palamara observed an odd odor coming from the chalice wherein he had simply consecrated the water and wine, and so the mass was interrupted. Lab assessments confirmed that it contained bleach. No group has claimed accountability for the tried poisoning, however Fr Palamara informed the newspaper Corriere della Sera that he was positive that his parishioners weren’t accountable. He has been an outspoken critic of the ’Ndrangheta organised crime community, which has a robust presence within the space, and beforehand his automotive was set on hearth in a suspected act of intimidation.