Daily Archives: December 1, 2019
Gunmen Kill 14 in Burkina Faso Church
Unknown gunmen opened fire on a church in eastern Burkina Faso Sunday, killing at least 14 people.
Officials say the attack took place in the town of Hantoukoura, near the border with Niger.
Soldiers are …
Joyous Congolese Dances, Songs Enliven St. Peter’s Basilica
VATICAN CITY – Congolese dancing and singing enlivened St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, as Pope Francis celebrated a special mass for Catholics from the violence-wracked African nation and denounced arms suppliers for helping to fuel …
Eggs, Protests, Apathy Greet Algeria’s Presidential Campaign
ALGIERS, ALGERIA – Algeria’s presidential campaign is in trouble. Candidates are struggling to fill rally venues, campaign managers have quit, voters have pelted campaign headquarters with tomatoes and eggs, and the country’s 9-month-old pro-democracy movement …
