Catholics, Muslims join in prayer for priest

Churches across France opened their doors to Muslims on Sunday to join in prayer with Catholics following the jihadist murder of a priest, the latest in a string of attacks.

More than 100 Muslims were among the 2,000 faithful who packed the Gothic cathedral of Rouen near the Normandy town where two jihadi teenagers brutally murdered 85-year-old Father Jacques Hamel.

"This morning we extend a special welcome to our Muslim friends," Rouen Archbishop Dominique Lebrun said.