Father Stephen Ugwu, an African priest who ministers in the Diocese of Lafayette (LA), was attacked on the grounds of his church in Melville, a town of 1,000. The suspect said that he wanted to chop off the head of a black man, according to the local police chief.

POPE FRANCIS TO CONFER NEW LAY MINISTRIES FOR FIRST TIME IN ST. PETER’S BASILICA
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will confer the ministries of catechist, lector, and acolyte upon lay men and