Over 50 feared dead in Nigeria church attack, officials say
Lawmakers in southwestern Nigeria say more than 50 people are feared dead after gunmen opened fire and detonated explosives at a church.
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Lawmakers in southwestern Nigeria say more than 50 people are feared dead after gunmen opened fire and detonated explosives at a church.
Pope Francis and other world leaders are offering support and condolences for the Texas school shooting victims and their families. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams has the latest on the reaction from overseas.
"It's just hard to imagine, hard to fathom, how a great nation like the United States can go on like this," said French President Emmanuel Macron.
The shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, has drawn reactions and messages of condolence from leaders across the globe. Roxana Saberi reports.
On what is supposed to be Christianity's most joyful day, Pope Francis made an Easter Sunday plea for peace in the war in Ukraine and voiced worry about the risk of nuclear warfare. As CBS News’ Kris Van Cleave reports, this stark warning was voiced as tens of thousands returned to St. Peter's Square for the first Easter celebrations since the pandemic.
Francis' decision to have Ukrainian and Russian families carry a cross during the "Way of the Cross" procession has drawn backlash from some prominent Ukrainian Catholics.
Pope Francis held up a Ukrainian flag from Bucha and kissed it as he met with refugee children from Ukraine during his general audience Wednesday.
The pope lamented "cruelty that is increasingly horrendous" in Russia's war on Ukraine and slammed the "impotence of international organizations" for failing to stop it.