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Man who murdered French priest met the pope

A Rwandan man who reportedly handed himself in to police after the murder of a priest [1] in western France on Monday met with Pope Francis in 2016, according to French Catholic media and a photo of the meeting. The suspect, identified by the media as Emmanuel Abayisenga, 40, is also the main suspect in an arson attack on the cathedral in Nantes.