Terrorism Archives

French police quiz child apologists of teacher’s beheading

Nov 8, 2020

Police in France questioned four 10-year-olds who voiced support for the beheading of a schoolteacher and who said they would kill their own teacher if he lampooned Islam’s founder, the government reported as the prime minister warned Saturday that Islamic extremists are recruiting in France with “ignorance and hate.”

By John Leicester

Man sentenced to life after failed French church bombing

Nov 6, 2020

A Paris criminal court sentenced a 29-year-old Algerian man Thursday to life in prison for killing a woman and trying to bomb a church near the French capital in a failed 2015 attack that investigators said was plotted by Islamic State group extremists in Syria.

By Nicolas Vaux-Montagny

Bishops condemn terrorist attacks, lament mockery of faith

Nov 4, 2020

Several leading bishops have condemned recent terrorist attacks in France and Austria, appealing for peace and the brotherhood and mutual respect called for by Pope Francis in his latest encyclical on human fraternity.

By Elise Ann Allen

Pope, Austrian church leaders urge end to hatred after Vienna attacks

Nov 3, 2020

Pope Francis and Austrian church leaders expressed dismay and sorrow after terrorists attack that left at least five dead in central Vienna, and they urged citizens to uphold key values of tolerance and respect.

By Catholic News Service

‘It is an attack on everyone’: Bishops react to Nice basilica murders

Oct 30, 2020

Bishops in the United States and around the world expressed condolences after three people were murdered before Mass Oct. 29 in the basilica in Nice, France.

By Catholic News Service