Month: April 2018

Pope Francis on Saturday led an Easter vigil service, baptizing eight adults, including a formerly undocumented Nigerian migrant beggar who became a hero when he disarmed an Italian thief wielding a cleaver. The baptism took place during a long Holy Saturday, or Easter eve, Mass for 10,000 people in St. Peter’s Basilica. The church, the largest in Christendom, was …

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Students at a predominantly black university in Washington, D.C., continued their sit-in at the school’s administration building Saturday. The sit-in at Howard University began after news that six university employees had been fired for “gross misconduct and neglect of duties.” Students learned an investigation found financial aid funds for students in need had been misappropriated, …

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