Louwagie celebrates 50 years in the priesthood July 20

The Rev. Vincent Louwagie will celebrate 50 years of ordination Friday, July 20, at 5:30 p.m. Mass followed by a meal and reception at St. Clotilde Church in Green Valley.

Church group stranded by Haiti fuel protests returns to US

BEAR, Del. (AP) — A Delaware church group that was stranded in Haiti during a mission trip has returned to the U.S.

News outlets report the 15 teenagers and five adults from Cornerstone United Methodist Church in Bear arrived Wednesday night at Philadelphia International Airport.

Violent civil unrest in Port-au-Prince over the Haitian government’s attempt to raise fuel prices kept the group from leaving. They expected to return to Delaware on Saturday and had to fly from the country’s capital city.