Six Years After Grisly Murder, France Remembers Father Jacques Hamel
The latest commemorations come months after a French court convicted four people for crimes relating to the attack.
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Father Jacques Hamel Murder: Catholic Archbishop Says ‘Justice is Done’ as 4 Are Convicted
The 85-year-old priest was killed in a terrorist attack while he offered Mass in the church of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, in the northern French archdiocese of Rouen, on July 26, 2016.
Trial Begins in France Over Murder of Father Jacques Hamel
The 85-year-old Father Hamel was killed in a terrorist attack while he offered Mass in the church of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, in northern France, on July 26, 2016.
Fr. Jacques Hamel: Catholic Priest Honored 5 Years After He Was Killed at Mass in Terrorist Attack
The Rouen archdiocese began a preliminary inquiry into Hamel’s sainthood cause in 2016 after Pope Francis waived the traditional five-year waiting period.
Probe Into Father Jacques Hamel’s Murder Shows Attackers’ Links to ISIS
The documents include transcripts of conversations between Father Hamel’s attackers and Rachid Kassim, an Islamic State leader responsible for recruiting French-speaking militants.
French President Macron Presses Muslim Leaders to Embrace ‘Republican Values’
The debate over the charter and the “French values” it contains continues following at least three suspected Islamist terrorist attacks during 2020.
After Teacher Beheaded, Some in France Turn to Fr. Jacques Hamel
Bishop Éric Aumonier of Versailles, the diocese that includes Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, said Oct. 16 that the killing “shakes us, like all citizens attached to the values of freedom, equality and fraternity.”
Mass and Procession To Mark Fourth Anniversary of Fr. Jacques Hamel’s Murder
Fr. Hamel was killed while celebrating Mass July 26, 2016 after two armed gunmen stormed his church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray in Normandy.
Church of France Remembers Martyred Father Jacques Hamel
One year after his brutal killing by terrorists, French bishops recall the beautiful example of the priest who lived a life rooted in the love of Christ.
Pope Francis Green-Lights Opening Father Jacques Hamel’s Beatification Process
The French Diocese of Rouen has officially begun an inquiry into the beatification of the French priest, killed by Islamic extremists earlier this summer, after receiving a note from Pope Francis waiving the traditional five-year waiting period.
