Cardinal Nichols later issued a statement to express his horror at the fifth terrorist attack in the U.K. this year. "I am dismayed at yet another cowardly attack on innocent people, including young children, as they were commuting to work and school this morning."

The government of Oman assisted in finding and rescuing Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil.

Cardinal Parolin said he had seen the most recent video attributed to Islamic State in which the pope and Vatican are threatened.

An interview with Drew Christiansen, S.J.

“We carry in our hearts the pain of the acts of terrorism that in these last days have caused numerous victims.”

The pope denounced the attack as “a grave offence against the Creator.”