After a man killed three people Thursday (Oct. 29) at the Catholic cathedral in Nice, France, Pope Francis expressed his closeness to the French Catholic community, offering prayers for the victims as well as wishes that \u201cthe beloved French people may respond united for good against evil.\u201d<\/p>\n
The attack, one of three on Thursday attributed to Muslim extremists, took place in the Basilica of Notre-Dame in Nice as a man reportedly yelling \u201cAllahu Akbar,\u201d or \u201cGod is great,\u201d stabbed the cathedral\u2019s custodian and two women, one of whom was taken to a nearby caf\u00e9 but later died, according to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a moment of pain, in a time of confusion,\u201d said Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni in a statement to reporters. \u201cTerrorism and violence must never be tolerated. Today\u2019s attack sowed death in a place of love and consolations, such as the house of the Lord.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe pope is informed of the situation and is close to the grieving Catholic community,\u201d the Vatican statement continued. \u201cHe prays for the victims and their loved ones, so that the violence will cease, and they may return to see each other as brothers and sisters and not enemies so that the beloved French people may respond united for good against evil.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Following yet another terrorist attack in France, Catholic groups are calling for peace and unity to avoid a further escalation of tensions in the French Muslim community.https:\/\/t.co\/NMI5ZgeWXa<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/6ACbhk2KKK<\/a><\/p>\n — Religion News Service (@RNS) November 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n