INSIDER
Restrictions reimposed as virus resurges in much of Asia
Read full article: Restrictions reimposed as virus resurges in much of AsiaAcross much of Asia, taxi drivers are starved for customers, weddings are suddenly canceled, schools are closed, and restaurant service is restricted as the coronavirus comes surging back in countries where it had seemed to be well under control.
Manuel La Rose-Lopez, priest accused of sexually abusing children, headed to prison
Read full article: Manuel La Rose-Lopez, priest accused of sexually abusing children, headed to prisonHOUSTON – A Houston-area priest who was accused of sexually abusing children has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. KPRC 2 Investigates has learned, Father Manuel La Rosa-Lopez pleaded guilty to two counts of indecency with a child on early Tuesday morning. Investigators said La Rosa-Lopez abused a girl and a boy while he was a priest at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Conroe from the late ’90s to early 2000s. A third person came forward last year and said he was also abused by La Rosa-Lopez when he served as an altar boy in the mid-'90s. SNAP is helping one survivor, identifying as John Doe, who said he was abused by La Rosa-Lopez when he was 15-years-old.
Galveston-Houston Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza among 6 COVID-19 cases reported at priest retirement home
Read full article: Galveston-Houston Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza among 6 COVID-19 cases reported at priest retirement homeHOUSTON Officials with the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston said Monday six cases of coronavirus have been reported at the Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Priest Retirement Residence, including the facilitys namesake. The facility, which provides housing for 18 retired priests, learned that a staff member of the foodservice contractor, as well as an independent caregiver, both tested positive for COVID-19. The spokesperson said they learned late Saturday evening that four of the priests who live there tested positive for COVID-19, including Archbishop Emeritus Joseph A. Fiorenza and retired Auxiliary Bishop Vincent M. Rizzotto. A spokesperson said none of the four priests who tested positive has developed serious symptoms. We ask that you please pray for all those impacted by COVID-19, and in particular for all of our priests, officials said in a news release.