Church leaders respond to martyrdom of Father Jacques Hamel – ACNS July 27, 2016 by Fulcrum Church leaders have been responding to yesterday's murder of French Roman Catholic priest Father Jacques Hamel. Father Hamel was killed by supporters of Daesh as he and a small congregation celebrated Mass at the Church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray in Normandy. The assailants were subsequently shot and killed by French security forces. GavinDrake. ACNS. 27 July 2016 FulcrumShareTweetShare