Francis urged the families to resist the temptation to 'respond to hatred with hatred and to violence with violence'

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The deputy mayor of Nice said that both habits and burkinis were banned on local beaches in an interview yesterday on Radio 4

The Pontiff offered 'a paternal and fraternal embrace to all of France' after the lorry attack in Nice

French bishops have asked Catholics to pray for the victims and their families at Masses on Sunday

Fr Lombardi said the Vatican shared in the suffering of victims after a lorry ploughed into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day