Saint-Etienne-Du-Rouvray: The imam of the mosque in the northern French town where a church was attacked Tuesday said he was “stunned” by the murder of the local priest, who he described as a friend. “I don’t understand, all of our prayers go to his family and the Catholic community,” saidContinue Reading
Pope Francis has expressed his “pain and horror” at a hostage-taking at a church in France on Tuesday in which a priest was killed. “The pope… participates in the pain and horror of this absurd violence,” Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said, adding that Francis had been particularly appalled by theContinue Reading
Dhaka: The Islamic State group on Thursday claimed responsibility for shooting and wounding an Italian priest in Bangladesh this week, the latest in a spate of recent attacks on foreigners claimed by the jihadist network. Piero Parolari, a priest and doctor who worked at the Suihari Catholic Mission in theContinue Reading
Paris: Three teams of extremists carried out the coordinated gun-and-suicide bombing attacks across Paris that left 129 people dead and 352 injured, a French prosecutor said on Saturday. Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said 99 of the injured were in critical condition after the “act of barbarism.” He said the attackersContinue Reading
Beirut — During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Islamic State group is showing two faces to the millions who live under its rule in Iraq and Syria – handing out food and alms to the poor to tout their adherence to the month’s spirit of compassion while metingContinue Reading
The killings raise the possibility that the militant group has a direct affiliate less than 800 km from the southern tip of ItalyContinue Reading