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Catholic bishops in Poland are calling for fervent prayer, for an end to the crisis at the country’s border with Belarus. Thousands of Middle Eastern migrants are gathered at Poland’s border with Belarus, seeking to enter Poland. Many of the migrants are fleeing violence in Belarus.
A cathedral in central Burma was reportedly struck by military artillery fire yesterday, during ongoing armed clashes between government and rebel forces. The city surrounding the cathedral was reportedly evacuated. This was the third artillery attack since a coup in February, by the Burmese military.
A priest in Cleveland was sentenced to life in prison this week, on convictions of sex trafficking of youths under 18, child pornography, and sexual exploitation of children. Father Robert McWilliams was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Cleveland in 2017. He was arrested in December 2019.
Today, the Church remembers Saint Martin of Tours. Martin was born around the year 316 in modern-day Hungary. He is remembered for abandoning his post in the Roman army to become a soldier of Christ, as a monk, and later, a bishop.