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A Catholic priest, parishioners and Catholic schoolchildren were injured on Sunday, when an SUV drove into a crowd, during a Christmas parade in a suburb of Milwaukee. At least five people died in the incident, and another forty were injured. Police have a person of interest in custody. The local Catholic community will hold a live streamed prayer service today.
The last Trappist monk, who survived the abbey massacre in Algeria in 1996, died Sunday, at the age of 97. Father Jean Pierre Schumacher was one of two monks who survived an attack on his abbey in 1996, during the Algerian Civil War. Seven monks from his community were kidnapped and beheaded. The seven martyred monks were beatified in 2018.
Christ is not like other kings, because He is a King for others. That was the message of Pope Francis on Sunday, in his Angelus address for the feast of Christ the King. The pope reflected that Jesus is free from the desire for earthly fame and glory. He encouraged Catholics to reflect on our own lives, and how we can imitate Jesus in his detachment from earthly fame and glory.
Today the Church celebrates the feast of Saint Cecilia. Cecilia was a martyr, and is the patron of musicians and poets.