In recent days, gunshots have been fired twice at the Church of St. Philip Neri in Palermo, Italy.
“At the end of December, a firecracker and gunshots were fired at the secondary entrance of the church,” the Italian bishops’ newspaper reported. “A few days ago, more gunshots. But this time, the bullets arrived inside. Fortunately, no one was there.”
The Archdiocese of Palermo condemned the attack, and the parish priest called for state action “to remedy the sea of illegality, drug dealing, and violence” in the area. Archbishop Corrado Lorefice will celebrate an Epiphany Mass at the parish today.