The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 02:07:29 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Three killed in terror attack in Nice basilica /home/international/item/32310-three-killed-in-terror-attack-in-nice-basilica /home/international/item/32310-three-killed-in-terror-attack-in-nice-basilica

MANCHESTER, England -- French bishops ordered a "death knell" to ring from every church of their country Oct. 29 after three people were hacked to death in a basilica in the southern Mediterranean city of Nice.

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International Thu, 29 Oct 2020 10:36:09 -0400
English cardinal after mosque attack: 'Repudiate hatred and violence' /home/international/item/25491-english-cardinal-after-mosque-attack-repudiate-hatred-and-violence /home/international/item/25491-english-cardinal-after-mosque-attack-repudiate-hatred-and-violence

LONDON – An English cardinal has condemned an attack against Muslims who had gathered close to a London mosque.

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Mon, 19 Jun 2017 11:56:00 -0400
Pope prays for victims of terror attack in central London /home/international/item/25360-pope-prays-for-victims-of-terror-attack-in-central-london /home/international/item/25360-pope-prays-for-victims-of-terror-attack-in-central-london

VATICAN CITY – At the end of Mass on Pentecost Sunday, Pope Francis prayed for the victims of the London Bridge terrorist attack.

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cna-ewtn@catholicregister.org (CNA/EWTN News) International Mon, 05 Jun 2017 14:21:00 -0400
One dead in attack on retired missionaries' home in France /home/international/item/23679-one-dead-in-attack-on-retired-missionaries-home-in-france /home/international/item/23679-one-dead-in-attack-on-retired-missionaries-home-in-france

MONTPELLIER, FRANCE – An attack at a French retirement home for missionaries to Africa late on Thursday has left dead one caregiver. The residents have been evacuated and are now safe, but the perpetrator is still at large.

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cna-ewtn@catholicregister.org (CNA/EWTN News) International Fri, 25 Nov 2016 15:20:00 -0500
Fr. Jacques Hamel: a model of peace /item/22902-fr-jacques-hamel-a-model-of-peace /item/22902-fr-jacques-hamel-a-model-of-peace

Cardinal Oswald Gracias is encouraging his clergy in the Archdiocese of Mumbai to imitate the recently slain priest, Fr. Jacques Hamel. The French priest was brutally killed by two men proclaiming loyalty to the Islamic State on July 26.

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YSN: Speaking Out Thu, 18 Aug 2016 09:11:06 -0400
Catholics urged not to give in to hatred after French priest's death /home/international/item/22806-catholics-urged-not-to-give-in-to-hatred-after-french-priest-s-death /home/international/item/22806-catholics-urged-not-to-give-in-to-hatred-after-french-priest-s-death

WASHINGTON – While Catholics mourn the senseless killing of a beloved French priest church leaders have emphasized that shock and grief over this attack cannot fuel hatred against Muslims or immigrants.

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International Tue, 02 Aug 2016 18:00:00 -0400
Slain French priest was attack on 'all of us,' imam said /home/international/item/22790-slain-french-priest-was-attack-on-all-of-us-imam-said /home/international/item/22790-slain-french-priest-was-attack-on-all-of-us-imam-said

WASHINGTON – Father Jacques Hamel's gruesome murder in northern France July 26 – by men claiming allegiance to the Islamic State – prompted sorrow and outrage from Muslim leaders around the world.

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International Mon, 01 Aug 2016 16:00:00 -0400