Emmanuel Abayisenga, 40, reportedly confessed to the killing of 60-year-old Father Olivier Maire in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre earlier this morning. The Rwandan was awaiting trial for setting fire to Nantes Cathedral last year, and had been taken in by Father Maire's community while on bail and under judicial control. Father Olivier, the head of the Montfortian community, had agreed to take Abayisenga in, giving him food and lodging. 'He bore the generosity and love of the other even in the features of his face,' Macron said of Father Olivier Maire in a tweet on Monday. 'On behalf of the Nation, I pay tribute to Father Olivier Maire.

Source: Daily Mail August 09, 2021 11:59 UTC