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Pope Francis saddened by murder of French priest Fr. Olivier Maire

August 11, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis makes the sign of the cross during his general audience on Aug. 11, 2021. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Vatican City, Aug 11, 2021 / 03:08 am (CNA).
Pope Francis said on Wednesday he is sorrowful at the news of the Aug. 9 murder of French pr… […]

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Rwandan man suspected of killing French Catholic priest reportedly met Pope Francis in 2016

August 9, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

A man identified by the French newspaper La Croix as Emmanuel Abayisenga greets Pope Francis at the Vatican on Nov. 11, 2016. / Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Aug 9, 2021 / 10:30 am (CNA).
A Rwandan man who reportedly handed himself in to police a… […]

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Who was Fr. Olivier Maire, the Catholic priest murdered in France?

August 9, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Fr. Olivier Maire / G.Moreau – Diocèse de Luçon

Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre, France, Aug 9, 2021 / 09:05 am (CNA).
Fr. Olivier Maire, the Catholic priest murdered in France on Monday, was the provincial superior of the Montfort Missionaries, a world… […]

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