{"id":138640,"date":"2016-07-26T23:06:01","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T20:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/?p=138640"},"modified":"2016-07-26T23:06:01","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T20:06:01","slug":"a-symbolic-attack-on-the-christian-identity-of-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/a-symbolic-attack-on-the-christian-identity-of-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"A Symbolic Attack on the Christian Identity of Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Romanian Patriarchate has learned with sorrow about the Catholic priest who was killed during the Divine Liturgy, by a terrorist group, on 26 July 2016, and about the persons assisting the service officiated by him who were injured.<\/p>\n<p>We express our compassion for the victims of the attack and our solidarity with the French people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Romanian Patriarchate has learned with sorrow about the Catholic priest who was killed during the Divine Liturgy, by a terrorist group, on 26 July 2016, and about the persons assisting the service officiated by him who were injured. 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