SYDNEY, Australia – Religious leaders in Sydney are calling for calm following a violent attack on a bishop in the city. Australian Archbishop, along with other religious figures, are urging the community to remain peaceful in the midst of this disturbing incident. The attack on the Sydney bishop has sparked concern among religious communities in … Read more
Chicago, Illinois – Illinois State Police have made significant progress in the case of the shooting death of 30-year-old Travon Mackie on the Bishop Ford freeway last year. Charges have been officially filed against 32-year-old Calvin Woods, who has been arrested in connection with the tragic incident. Authorities have disclosed that Woods faces two counts … Read more
Miami, Florida – Haitian Bishop Pierre-André Dumas arrived at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami on Saturday, following an incident in which he sustained burns from an explosion in his hometown of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne. Archbishop Thomas Wenski closely monitored Dumas’s case since the incident on February 18. Reports surfaced on Friday in Port-au-Prince regarding the … Read more
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Bishop Pierre-André Dumas of Anse-à-Veau-Miragoâne, and vice-president of the Haitian Bishops Conference, sustained injuries in an explosion while visiting the nation’s capital. The Bishops Conference announced that he is in stable condition following the incident. The explosion occurred on Sunday at the house where Bishop Dumas was staying in Port-au-Prince. The news … Read more
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The Haitian bishops recently announced that Bishop Pierre-André Dumas of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne was injured in an explosion in the country’s capital, marking the latest act of violence in a spiral that has been plaguing Haiti for years. According to a statement from the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Haiti (CEH), Dumas … Read more
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. – A dramatic incident unfolded at a South Brunswick motel when U.S. Marshals shot and killed a suspect wanted for robbing Bishop Lamor Whitehead. The suspect, 41-year-old Shamar Leggette, was one of three men accused of robbing Whitehead at a ministry in Brooklyn. The shooting occurred at MHO Inn and Suites as … Read more
In Brooklyn, New York, law enforcement officials shot and killed a 41-year-old man suspected in a 2022 robbery of nearly $1 million in jewelry from a bishop that was captured on a livestream. Shamar Leggette, who was listed as one of New York State’s most wanted fugitives, was killed after shooting at US Marshals who … Read more
South Brunswick, New Jersey – Law enforcement officers fatally shot and killed Shamar Leggette on Wednesday, a man wanted in connection with the robbery of a Brooklyn bishop. According to sources, Leggette was with his girlfriend and was compared to the infamous criminal duo, Bonnie and Clyde. Allegedly, the couple was wanted for crimes in … Read more
U.S. Marshals in New Jersey’s Monmouth Junction fatally shot a suspect wanted in the 2022 robbery of the infamous “Bling Bishop” in Brooklyn on Wednesday. Shamar Leggette, 41, was the subject of the arrest attempt at the MHO Inn and Suites on US-1, where he ultimately fired at law enforcement before being killed. A woman … Read more