Thousands shelter in South Sudan cathedral
More than 10,000 people are sheltering at a cathedral in the South Sudanese city of Wau, according to IRIN News. Fr Peter Moses said people believed rebels “would not slaughter civilians in the backyard of a church”. The country’s civil war started in 2013.
Vatican astronomer: eclipse is cause for joy
Vatican astronomer Brother Guy Consolmagno has told an audience in Kentucky that Monday’s eclipse was a chance to appreciate Creation and be filled “with joy”.
