Duluth Bishop Paul Sirba, who served both seminaries at St. Thomas, died after suffering a heart attack this past Sunday. Sirba was ordained in 1986 and served at the Church of St. Olaf in Minneapolis, the Church of St. John the Baptist in Savage, the Church of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in St. Paul and the St. John Vianney Seminary on campus.

Senator Kamala Harris announced on Tuesday that she was ending her bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Harris told supporters that the decision to end her race was one of the hardest decisions of her life and noted that her campaign did not have enough financial resources that were needed to continue.

Paris is deploying thousands of police as France prepares for massive nationwide strikes and protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to overhaul the retirement system. Transportation will be hardest hit by the walkout, with flights, trains and buses canceled and most of the Paris subway system coming to a halt. Services will start shutting down Thursday morning before strikes take place.

Alexis Okafor can be reached at okaf1618@stthomas.edu.