Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster has offered prayers for the victims of the Istanbul terror attack, saying the atrocity had "shocked the world".
The cardinal, president of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, said in a message to Abdurrahman Bilgic, Turkey's ambassador in London: "I would like to assure you that the victims, their families and wider society are very much in my prayers. I assure you, too, of the prayers and condolences of the Catholic community in England and Wales. We, too, mourn this loss of life. We pray for the eternal repose of all who have died."
