Australia news live: Minns calls for calm after bishop allegedly stabbed during livestreamed mass in western Sydney
A 15-year-old was arrested over the alleged attack and hundreds of people clashed with police outside the Wakeley church. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLabor MP wishes speedy recovery for Bishop Mar Mari EmmanuelLabor MP Michael Sukkar says Middle Eastern Christians “deserve nothing less than to worship in peace, without fear” while wishing Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel a speedy recovery.Middle eastern Christians have suffered terrible persecution for centuries. Those who have come to Australia for a better life have contributed immeasurably to our country. They deserve nothing less than to worship in peace, without fear.My prayers for a speedy recovery are with Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and thoughts are with all Australian Assyrian Christians who will be in shock today.But I know the church and I, myself, as a federal member for this wonderful multicultural and multi-faith community, we’re calling for calm…I think this morning things have calmed down, even though it looks like some kind of carnage here with broken glass everywhere in the street. Continue reading...
A 15-year-old was arrested over the alleged attack and hundreds of people clashed with police outside the Wakeley church. Follow the day’s news live
Labor MP wishes speedy recovery for Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel
Labor MP Michael Sukkar says Middle Eastern Christians “deserve nothing less than to worship in peace, without fear” while wishing Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel a speedy recovery.
Middle eastern Christians have suffered terrible persecution for centuries. Those who have come to Australia for a better life have contributed immeasurably to our country. They deserve nothing less than to worship in peace, without fear.
My prayers for a speedy recovery are with Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and thoughts are with all Australian Assyrian Christians who will be in shock today.
But I know the church and I, myself, as a federal member for this wonderful multicultural and multi-faith community, we’re calling for calm…
I think this morning things have calmed down, even though it looks like some kind of carnage here with broken glass everywhere in the street. Continue reading...
