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US: Fire Guts Historic 150-Year-Old Church in Downtown Madison, Indiana

On Monday evening, May 11, fire tore through Trinity United Methodist Church, a 150-year-old landmark in downtown Madison, Indiana, collapsing the roof and causing major damage. No injuries were reported.

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US: Gas Line Explosion Reported Near Willow River in Minnesota, Forcing Evacuations

A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

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US: Gas Line Explosion Reported Near Willow River in Minnesota, Forcing Evacuations 2

A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

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Mass of Celebration in Memory of The Victims of The Cras-Montana - Rome

Giorgia Meloni attended the memorial mass for the victims of the Crans-Montana fire in front of the Church of San Carlo on Via del Corso. Rome, Italy on January 9, 2026. Photo by Matteo Nardone/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass of Celebration in Memory of The Victims of The Cras-Montana - Rome

Giuseppe Contei in front of the Church of San Carlo on Via del Corso to participate in the mass in memory of the victims of the Crans-Montana fire. Rome, Italy on January 9, 2026. Photo by Matteo Nardone/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass of Celebration in Memory of The Victims of The Cras-Montana - Rome

Giorgia Meloni attended the memorial mass for the victims of the Crans-Montana fire in front of the Church of San Carlo on Via del Corso. Rome, Italy on January 9, 2026. Photo by Matteo Nardone/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass of Celebration in Memory of The Victims of The Cras-Montana - Rome

Giorgia Meloni attended the memorial mass for the victims of the Crans-Montana fire in front of the Church of San Carlo on Via del Corso. Rome, Italy on January 9, 2026. Photo by Matteo Nardone/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass of Celebration in Memory of The Victims of The Cras-Montana - Rome

Giuseppe Contei in front of the Church of San Carlo on Via del Corso to participate in the mass in memory of the victims of the Crans-Montana fire. Rome, Italy on January 9, 2026. Photo by Matteo Nardone/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass of Celebration in Memory of The Victims of The Cras-Montana - Rome

Giorgia Meloni attended the memorial mass for the victims of the Crans-Montana fire in front of the Church of San Carlo on Via del Corso. Rome, Italy on January 9, 2026. Photo by Matteo Nardone/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass of Celebration in Memory of The Victims of The Cras-Montana - Rome

Matteo Salvini attended the memorial mass for the victims of the Crans-Montana fire in front of the Church of San Carlo on Via del Corso. Rome, Italy on January 9, 2026. Photo by Matteo Nardone/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass of Celebration in Memory of The Victims of The Cras-Montana - Rome

Matteo Salvini attended the memorial mass for the victims of the Crans-Montana fire in front of the Church of San Carlo on Via del Corso. Rome, Italy on January 9, 2026. Photo by Matteo Nardone/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass of Celebration in Memory of The Victims of The Cras-Montana - Rome

Matteo Salvini attended the memorial mass for the victims of the Crans-Montana fire in front of the Church of San Carlo on Via del Corso. Rome, Italy on January 9, 2026. Photo by Matteo Nardone/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass of Celebration in Memory of The Victims of The Cras-Montana - Rome

Giorgia Meloni attended the memorial mass for the victims of the Crans-Montana fire in front of the Church of San Carlo on Via del Corso. Rome, Italy on January 9, 2026. Photo by Matteo Nardone/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Netherlands: Historic Vondel Church in Amsterdam Destroyed by Massive New Year’s Fire

A massive fire devastated the historic 154-year-old Vondel Church in Amsterdam shortly after midnight on New Year's Day, causing its 50-meter tower and roof to collapse. While approximately 90 households were evacuated as a precaution, authorities confirmed there were no injuries.

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US: Church Attack Leaves At Least 4 Dead in Grand Blanc, Michigan

At least four people were killed and eight injured in a shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on Sunday, September 28. A gunman was shot dead by police after he rammed a vehicle into the building, opened fire, and then intentionally set a blaze.

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US: Church Attack Leaves At Least 4 Dead in Grand Blanc, Michigan 2

At least four people were killed and eight injured in a shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on Sunday, September 28. A gunman was shot dead by police after he rammed a vehicle into the building, opened fire, and then intentionally set a blaze.

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2 Children Dead, 17 Others Injured in Catholic School Shooting - Minneapolis

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Community members embracing after shooting at Annunciation Church on Wednesday morning, Aug. 27, 2025, in Minneapolis. A gunman opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a Catholic church and struck a group of children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 in an act of violence the police chief called “absolutely incomprehensible.” Photo by Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2 Children Dead, 17 Others Injured in Catholic School Shooting - Minneapolis

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Parents await news of their children's status after a shooting at Annunciation Church on Wednesday morning, Aug. 27, 2025, in Minneapolis. A gunman opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a Catholic church and struck a group of children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 in an act of violence the police chief called “absolutely incomprehensible.” Photo by Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Second Burn Victim Dies from Leon Fires - Spain

A group of people during the funeral of firefighting volunteer Abel Ramos at the church of Santa María on August 14, 2025, in La Bañeza, León, Castilla y León (Spain). Today a second volunteer, Jaime Aparicio, one of the seven injured who remained hospitalized with 85% of his body burned and in critical condition at the Río Hortega University Hospital in Valladolid, died today. He is a 37 year old young man who accompanied the first deceased, Abel Ramos, last Tuesday when they were trying to help in the south of Leon to extinguish the fire that came to the area from the Zamorano municipality of Molezuelas. Photo by Fernando Otero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Second Burn Victim Dies from Leon Fires - Spain

A group of people during the funeral of firefighting volunteer Abel Ramos at the church of Santa María on August 14, 2025, in La Bañeza, León, Castilla y León (Spain). Today a second volunteer, Jaime Aparicio, one of the seven injured who remained hospitalized with 85% of his body burned and in critical condition at the Río Hortega University Hospital in Valladolid, died today. He is a 37 year old young man who accompanied the first deceased, Abel Ramos, last Tuesday when they were trying to help in the south of Leon to extinguish the fire that came to the area from the Zamorano municipality of Molezuelas. Photo by Fernando Otero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. envoy visits arson site in West Bank village

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee (L) inspects the site of an arson attack during a visit to the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank on July 19, 2025. Israeli settlers set fire to a local church earlier in the month.

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U.S. envoy visits arson site in West Bank village

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee meets the press after inspecting the site of an arson attack during a visit to the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank on July 19, 2025. Israeli settlers set fire to a local church earlier in the month.

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U.S. envoy visits arson site in West Bank village

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee (R) inspects the site of an arson attack during a visit to the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank on July 19, 2025. Israeli settlers set fire to a local church earlier in the month.

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Illustration - Cathares

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Cathares

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Cathares

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Cathares

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Relatives hold a photo of a loved one killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack during a funeral held in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Music band plays during the funeral of the people killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack, in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

People carry the caskets of the people killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack during their funeral ceremony in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Relatives hold a photo of a loved one killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack during a funeral held in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Relatives cry during the funeral of the people killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack, in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Relatives cry during the funeral of the people killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack, in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Relatives cry during the funeral of the people killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack, in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

People carry the caskets of the people killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack during their funeral ceremony in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

People carry the caskets of the people killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack during their funeral ceremony in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Relatives hold a photo of a loved one killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack during a funeral held in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

A priest says prayers on a the casket of one of the people killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack during a funeral held in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

A man holds a cross during the funeral of the people killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack, in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Relatives cry during the funeral of the people killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack, in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President of Estonia visited Kihnu island

Kihnu, 18.06.2025. President Alar Karis familiarized himself with the everyday life on the small islands. He began his tour on Kihnu island, where he visited the fire station, health center, museum, church, and school. In the evening, the head of state took part in a local celebration in the courtyard of the Kihnu community center. Photo: Jaan-Eerik Priske/PÃ¤rnu PM

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President of Estonia visited Kihnu island

Kihnu, 18.06.2025. President Alar Karis familiarized himself with the everyday life on the small islands. He began his tour on Kihnu island, where he visited the fire station, health center, museum, church, and school. In the evening, the head of state took part in a local celebration in the courtyard of the Kihnu community center. Photo: Jaan-Eerik Priske/PÃ¤rnu PM

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President of Estonia visited Kihnu island

Kihnu, 18.06.2025. President Alar Karis familiarized himself with the everyday life on the small islands. He began his tour on Kihnu island, where he visited the fire station, health center, museum, church, and school. In the evening, the head of state took part in a local celebration in the courtyard of the Kihnu community center. Photo: Jaan-Eerik Priske/PÃ¤rnu PM

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President of Estonia visited Kihnu island

Kihnu, 18.06.2025. President Alar Karis familiarized himself with the everyday life on the small islands. He began his tour on Kihnu island, where he visited the fire station, health center, museum, church, and school. In the evening, the head of state took part in a local celebration in the courtyard of the Kihnu community center. Photo: Jaan-Eerik Priske/PÃ¤rnu PM

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President of Estonia visited Kihnu island

Kihnu, 18.06.2025. President Alar Karis familiarized himself with the everyday life on the small islands. He began his tour on Kihnu island, where he visited the fire station, health center, museum, church, and school. In the evening, the head of state took part in a local celebration in the courtyard of the Kihnu community center. Photo: Jaan-Eerik Priske/PÃ¤rnu PM

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President of Estonia visited Kihnu island

Kihnu, 18.06.2025. President Alar Karis familiarized himself with the everyday life on the small islands. He began his tour on Kihnu island, where he visited the fire station, health center, museum, church, and school. In the evening, the head of state took part in a local celebration in the courtyard of the Kihnu community center. Photo: Jaan-Eerik Priske/PÃ¤rnu PM