Manchester: In a tragic assault that has shaken communities across the United Kingdom, Bishop John Arnold of Salford has issued a strong condemnation of the violent attack on a Manchester synagogue during Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. The attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue on the morning of October 2 left two worshippers dead and several others injured, prompting calls for national solidarity and interfaith unity. In a statement released by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Arnold affirmed that the local Catholic community stands “united in our prayers for the Jewish community following the tragic attack,” emphasizing that such acts of violence are wholly unacceptable in a society founded on mutual respect and tolerance.

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