Hundreds of people flocked to Gower, Missouri this week to witness the exhumed body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, a 95-year-old Black nun who has barely decomposed since her death in 2019. Surprisingly, her body had been buried in a simple wooden coffin without any embalming four years ago, yet had barely decomposed. The discovery drew hundreds of people from around the country to Gower, many of whom waited in line for hours to view the body. Sister Wilhelmina's body is set to be placed in a glass shrine in the church on Monday, and the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles have expressed their gratitude for the support and admiration of Sister Wilhelmina.
Posts published in “World”
Moscow was hit by an unprecedented drone attack Tuesday morning, with the Russian defense ministry saying that all of the enemy drones were downed. This attack comes weeks after an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin itself and following days of deadly Russian bombardment against civilians in Kyiv. The attack is a dramatic display of the Kremlin's war increasingly coming home and is a reminder of the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia since 2014, when Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula.
Key takeaways: China launched a new three-man crew to the Tiangong space station to replace three fellow “taikonauts” who had been in space for six…
On Monday morning, air raid sirens sounded in Kyiv, Ukraine and explosions rocked the city. Ukraine's chief of staff reported that 11 ballistic and cruise missiles were fired at Kyiv at around 11:30 a.m. local time, but all of the missiles were intercepted and shot down. The attack is the latest in a series of escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed a controversial new anti-gay legislation into law, which prescribes the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality” and life imprisonment for those found to have engaged in same-sex sexual acts. The law has been widely condemned by rights activists and the United Nations, who argue that it violates the human rights of LGBTQ individuals in Uganda. It has also been met with both praise and criticism in Uganda, with many arguing that it is necessary to protect the country’s traditional values.
Venice was stunned Sunday when a mysterious phosphorescent green liquid appeared in the Grand Canal. Local residents first spotted the color, and the Veneto region's president Luca Zaia has called an urgent meeting with the police to investigate the origin of the liquid. Speculation has arisen that the incident may have been a stunt by environmentalists, but no further information is available at this time.
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday, and an edited video of their conversation caused outrage in Russia, prompting the country to issue an arrest warrant for Graham. Zelenskyy's office later released the full video of Graham's remarks, which showed that the shorter version had been edited and revealed that Graham's comments were in reference to the ongoing fighting between Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists. This has sparked a debate over the U.S.'s role in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
Key takeaways: Recep Tayyip Erdogan was re-elected as Turkey’s President with 52% of the vote. Erdogan’s victory will likely mean a continuation of his policies…