Muslims, Jews and Christians come together to mourn French priest killed by Islamic State
Mourners gathered inside and outside Rouen cathedral, Normandy, during the funeral mass for Father Jacques Hamel, the priest who was killed by IS.
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A crowd of mourners gathered outside the Rouen cathedral, Normandy, during the funeral mass for Father Jacques Hamel on Tuesday, 2 August. The 85-year-old priest was killed by two Islamic extremists last week in his church as he celebrated morning Mass. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack. AP
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Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve was among those attending the Mass in the sumptuous Gothic cathedral, which dates from the 12th century. Hundreds of people watched the ceremony on a big screen outside the cathedral, under constant rain. AP
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The coffin of Father Hamel is carried outside the Rouen cathedral, Normandy, before his funeral mass. “Let’s learn to live together, let’s be workers for peace,” Roselyne Hamel, the deceased priest’s sister, told an estimated 1,700 people gathered in Rouen cathedral. AP
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A photo of Father Jacques Hamel is on display during his funeral mass. AP
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Archbishop of Rouen Dominique Lebrun, center, spoke at the funeral mass. AP
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Lebrun extended thanks to Catholics attending the service but also to “believers of other religious faiths, in particular the Jewish community and the Muslim community, very affected and already decided to unite for: ‘Never again.’” AP
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Lebrun invited people to return to churches on 15 August, the day celebrating the Assumption of Mary, to express that “violence will not take over in their hearts.” AP
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