The headline was disturbingly familiar: A person, usually male and often black, who has spent a substantial stretch of his life behind bars is freed after DNA evidence shows he is innocent. That was the case for Horace Roberts, 60,…
Pope Francis baptises Nigerian migrant ‘hero’ in Italy during Easter service (Independent)
Pope Francis on Saturday led an Easter vigil service, baptising eight adults, including a formerly undocumented Nigerian migrant beggar who became a hero when he disarmed an Italian thief wielding a cleaver. The baptism took place during a long Holy…