Indonesian priest attacked with ax

JAKARTA (AsiaNews): A 17-year-old later identified as Ivan Armadi Hasugian tried to kill Father Albert Pandiangan as he was celebrating Mass in the Indonesian town of Medan, North Sumatra, on August 28.

Pope leads rosary for earthquake victims

VATICAN (SE): Discarding his prepared text for a general audience on August 24, Pope Francis asked the crowds in St. Peter’s Square to join him in the sorrowful mysteries of the rosary for the victims of the 6.2-magnitude earthquake that struck central Italy.