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July 15, 2019

Deacon subdues attacker at abbey

Deacon Jose Montoya, 52, pictured July 8, 2019, shows how he was attacked outside the church at Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey near Lafayette, Ore., July 1, by a man who said the devil told him to throw the punch.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Deacon Jose Montoya stares in horror. What if the vicious surprise punch had hit an elderly monk instead of on his own face? Such a blow might have killed a frailer man. And what if the attacker had wielded a knife or a gun?

Published in International
June 26, 2019

'Robust' religious freedom, education seen as key to countering attacks

Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the Vatican's permanent observer to the United Nations, is pictured speaking at the U.N headquarters in New York City Oct. 2, 2018. In an address at the U.N. June 24, 2019, Archbishop Auza called for fostering tolerance and inclusivity to counter terrorism and "other acts of violence based on religion or belief."

UNITED NATIONS -- Many terrorist attacks and other violence against houses of worship, religious sites and faith communities around the world "are finally receiving the attention, condemnation and committed response they deserve," Archbishop Bernardito Auza said June 24 at the United Nations.

Published in International