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Saint Peter Catholic Church in Covington, Louisiana, says its community has been “rocked” by news of a double homicide that local police announced Monday morning, amid an unconfirmed report that the victims were the parish’s former pastor and a former employee. A local Covington man has been arrested and charged in connection with the murders. A local reporter posted online that the parish’s former pastor and an employee of his at the church were reported to be the victims by “multiple people with knowledge of the situation,” but the Covington Police Department has yet to officially release the identities of the victims. The parish has asked for prayers for the victims and their families.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252931/breaking-louisiana-catholic-church-community-rocked-by-reports-of-double-homicide
An employee says she fears losing her lifelong job at the world’s largest cross after the government of Spain passed a law in October to close parts of it down and “re-signify” its basilica. Alejandra Gómez, who has worked for 30 years at the Valley of the Fallen’s guesthouse, says her biggest fear now is being fired. The Basilica of the Holy Cross of the Valley of the Fallen lies at the center of a memorial site about 28 miles northwest of Madrid. The landmark under the towering cross includes an abbey and the basilica. The nearly 30 employees currently working at the Valley of the Fallen’s guesthouse and boarding choir school face the same uncertainty regarding their future.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252934/new-spanish-law-threatens-future-of-worlds-largest-cross-and-its-employees
Today, the Church celebrates Saint Saturninus, the first bishop of Toulouse, France. He was martyred by pagan priests.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-saturninus-68