In a gesture of solidarity following the killing of a French priest, Muslims attended Mass in churches and cathedrals across France and Italy on Sunday.
Dozens of Muslims gathered at the towering Gothic cathedral in Rouen, near Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, where the 85-year-old priest Fr Jacques Hamel had his throat slit by two teenage Muslim fanatics last week. ISIS has claimed responsibility.
“We are very moved by the presence of our Muslim friends and I believe it is a courageous act that they did by coming to us,” Archbishop Dominique Lebrun of Rouen said after the Mass.
