Another One Burns: Magnificent Spire of Rouen Cathedral Set on Fire During Renovation Work
The spire of Rouen Cathedral, not so long ago the world’s tallest building, was burning Thursday morning.
Rouen
Terror Alert: Police Shoot and Kill Knifeman Trying to Burn Down French Synagogue
The French government is to decorate a police officer who shot dead an Algerian migrant male who set fire to a synagogue on Friday morning.
Migrant Who was Supposed to Be Deported Convicted of Sexually Assaulting 11-Year-Old
A 26-year-old man under a deportation order was sentenced to just one year in prison after being found guilty of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl in an elevator earlier this summer.
France: Youths Charged with Forcing Children Into Prostitution
Four young men have been arrested and indicted in the French city of Rouen on charges of forcing at least four underage girls into prostitution.
African Illegal Migrant With 13 Identities on Trial for Murdering French Couple
A 38-year-old illegal African migrant, who was set to be deported and has operated under 13 different identities, is facing trial for the murder of a French couple that occurred in December 2015.
French Prez Macron to Attend Anniversary Mass for Priest Murdered by Jihadists
The President of France Emmanuel Macron will attend a Mass Wednesday morning in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray (Normandy) in tribute to Father Jacques Hamel, assassinated a year ago by two Islamic State jihadists.
Pope Francis Declares Father Jacques Hamel a Saint, Killing in God’s Name ‘Satanic’
Pope Francis has declared slain French priest Father Jacques Hamel to be a Christian “martyr,” a qualification that automatically makes the person a saint in the Church’s eyes, while also condemning murder “in God’s name” to be the work of Satan.
Pope Francis to Commemorate Slain Priest Jacques Hamel at Mass Wednesday
On Wednesday, Pope Francis will celebrate Mass in commemoration of Father Jacques Hamel (pictured), the French priest whose throat was slit by two Islamist terrorists in July.
Normandy to Reopen Church Where Priest Was Slaughtered by Jihadists
French Catholic officials have announced that the church of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, where two Islamic terrorists slit the throat of Fr. Jacques Hamel in July, will reopen in October.
French President Hollande to Meet Pope Francis After Priest Murdered by Jihadists
French President Francois Hollande will travel to the Vatican this Wednesday to meet with Pope Francis, reportedly to discuss the fallout from the murder of a French priest by Islamic terrorists last month.
Tomb of Martyred French Priest Becomes Christian Pilgrimage Site
The Archbishop of Rouen, France, is encouraging pilgrims to visit the tomb of martyred priest Father Jacques Hamel, who was murdered by two Islamic State radicals while saying Mass on the morning of July 26.
13 Dead And 6 Injured As Fire Engulfs Bar In France
PARIS (AP) — A fast-moving fire that appeared to be accidental swept through a birthday party in a basement bar in the northwest French city of Rouen, killing at least 13 people and injuring six others, authorities said Saturday.
Martyred Priest’s Last Words to Jihadists: ‘Be Gone, Satan!’
Just before having his throat slit by two Islamic terrorists in northern France last week, Father Jacques Hamel told one of his assailants, “Be gone, Satan!”, according to the priest’s bishop.
World View: France’s François Hollande Declares War on Islamic State After Priest Attack
Contents: Arab League in chaos as it fails to address Arab existential threats; ASEAN in chaos as it fails to address South China Sea threats; France’s François Hollande declares war on ISIS after terror attack kills priest; Turkey fears that Gulen will flee the United States
Normandy: Jihadist Mosque Next Door to Beheaded Priest’s Church
The more details that emerge surrounding the gruesome lethal attack on a priest in northern France Tuesday, the more it appears that the attack could have been foreseen and perhaps prevented.
Pope Francis Condemns ‘Barbarous Murder’ of Priest in French Church
In a Vatican statement Tuesday, Pope Francis announced his “most radical condemnation” of the terrorist attack, in which two men slit the throat of a priest during morning Mass and took several other people hostage, seriously wounding one of them.
