The Most Reverend Bernard Longley, Archbishop of Birmingham, said in a message from Rome yesterday (Thursday, 7 March):
“I am shocked to hear of the terrible attack on young Christina Edkins as she was making her way to school on a bus today. My thoughts and prayers are with her bereft family and with all her friends at Leasowes High School, in Halesown.”
The Archbishop of Birmingham added:
“The loss of a young life in these tragic circumstances raises many questions about our respect for life and about safeguarding children in public places.”
