A Decade After Father Jacques Hamel’s Murder, His Sister Gives Powerful Witness to Forgiveness
Roseline Hamel will attend ceremonies marking 10 years since her brother’s killing and say she still seeks forgiveness despite threats.
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The murder of Father Jacques Hamel: A tragedy that shook Christians and Muslims
Ten years ago, on 26 July 2016, Father Jacques Hamel, pastor of the parish of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray in northern France, was murdered while celebrating Mass. Two terrorists who had pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State slit his throat. One member of the congregation who was attending Mass was also seriously injured. Read all
A decade after Father Jacques Hamel’s murder, his sister gives powerful witness to forgiveness
PARIS (OSV News) — Ten years after the killing of Father Jacques Hamel shocked France and the world, the Catholic Church in France is preparing to honor his memory with prayer and remembrance. The 86-year-old French priest was attacked July 26, 2016, while celebrating Mass in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, in Normandy. After slitting Father Hamel’s throat, the attackers, Adel Kermiche and Abdel-Malik Petitjean, also seriously injured one of the worsh…
Ten years ago, Father Jacques Hamel was killed in his church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during a terrorist attack. A decade later, France Inter tells you about the birth of an unthinkable friendship between the victim's sister and the mother of one of the terrorists.
Ten years after the assassination of Father Hamel, the priest's sister and the mother of a jihadist recount their friendship born of the shared pain. Ten years after the terrorist assassination of Father Hamel, the unexpected friendship between two women marked by the event. On July 26, 2016, Father Jacques Hamel was murdered in his church in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray
On 26 July 2016, Father Jacques Hamel was assassinated by two terrorists in the church of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, while celebrating Mass. Far from dividing communities, this tragedy marked a turning point for interreligious dialogue in France.
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