Sunday, May 12, 20130288On the night of April 17, the meaning of a Catholic ministry hit home with penetrating clarity for Deacon Ronnie Sykora and his wife, Sandra. A thunderous blast sent the St. Mary’s Catholic Church of the Assumption parishioners to check on Ronnie’s parents, who lived near the site of the deadly fire and explosion at the West...
Friday, April 19, 20130194Emergency personnel were carefully combing through blocks of wreckage in this town of 2,900 a day after a chemical fertilizer factory caught fire and exploded with the force of a small earthquake April 17, injuring perhaps hundreds and killing others.
Thursday, April 18, 20130109In a short message sent from his @Pontifex Twitter account, Pope Francis told the more than 2.3 million followers on his English account to "Please join me in praying for the victims of the explosion in Texas and their families."
