“Fue electrizante”, dijo Nelson, agregando que hubo “alboroto” en la sala cuando el cardenal Robert Prevost, nacido en Chicago, se convirtió en el 267vo pontífice. “Fue increíble ver a un papa estadounidense”.
On Saturday, the spokesperson for the Niger State emergency service, Ibrahim Audu Husseini, said an additional 11 people were injured and more than 3,000 people were displaced.At least 500 households across three communities were affected by the sudden and intense flood that built rapidly in about five hours, leaving roofs barely visible and surviving residents waist-deep in water, trying to salvage what they could and rescue others.
Husseini added that two roads were washed away and two bridges collapsed.In a statement on Friday night, President Bola Tinubu expressed condolences and said he had directed the activation of an emergency response to support victims and “accelerate” recovery.Flooding is common during Nigeria’s wet season. Communities in northern Nigeria have been experiencing prolonged dry spells worsened by climate change and excessive rainfall that leads to severe flooding during the brief wet season. But this flood has been particularly deadly in Mokwa, a farming region near the banks of the River Niger.
Mokwa community leader Aliki Musa said the villagers are not used to such flooding.The chairman of the Mokwa local government area, Jibril Muregi, told local news website Premium Times that construction of flood-control works was long overdue.
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The United Kingdom on Sunday became the latest country to back Morocco’s position on the disputed Western Sahara, calling its plan to keep the territory under Moroccan control “the most credible, viable and pragmatic” way to resolve the decades-long conflict.
At a joint press conference in Morocco’s capital, British Foreign Minister David Lammy said the United Kingdom was changing its position to support Morocco’s plan to offer the area limited autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty. He and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita lauded the two countries’ ties on security and trade, noting Morocco’s role as co-host of the 2030 FIFA World Cup.“Algo que me trajo mucha esperanza es que el papa León tiene un trasfondo misionero”, dijo Ace Acuna, un exalumno de Princeton. Recientemente, asistió a una misa en la capilla antes de comenzar una peregrinación católica de casi cinco semanas desde Indianápolis hasta Los Ángeles.
“En un mundo donde en algunos lugares podría parecer que la fe está en declive, una Iglesia que está dispuesta a salir a los márgenes y evangelizar y estar en misión, eso va a ser muy importante”, agregó Acuna.Cuando era estudiante de pregrado en Princeton, Acuna dijo que la capilla se volvió crucial para su vida universitaria.
De camino a clases cada mañana, pasaba por la capilla para una oración silenciosa. Regresaba para la misa del mediodía y nuevamente al final del día para una última oración.“Princeton es un lugar muy ocupado y hay mucho ruido tanto externamente como internamente porque estamos muy ocupados y siempre preocupados por lo siguiente”, dijo. “A veces solo quieres silencio, y solo quieres un lugar donde puedas dejar tus cargas”.