Pope Francis expresses condolences following Quebec
attack
(Vatican Radio) On Monday morning, following the usual Mass
at the Pope’s residence in the Casa Santa Marta, the Holy Father met with
Cardinal Gérald Cyprien LaCroix, assuring the Archbishop of Quebec City of his
prayers for the victims of the attack on a mosque there on Sunday night.
Pope Francis stressed the importance of for all, Christians
and Muslims, to be united in prayer. Following his meeting with the Pope,
Cardinal Lacroix returned immediately to Canada.
The Holy Father also formally expressed his condolences for
the victims of the terrorist attack in a telegram addressed to Cardinal
Lacroix, and signed by the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
The full text of the telegram, written in French, is provided below in an
English translation:
Telegram concerning the attack on a mosque in Quebec
City:
Most Eminent Cardinal Gérald Cyprien LaCroix
Having learned of the attack which occurred in Quebec in a
prayer room of the Islamic Cultural Centre, which claimed many victims, His
Holiness Pope Francis entrusts to the mercy of God the persons who lost their
lives and he associates himself through prayer with the pain of their
relatives. He expresses his profound sympathy for the wounded and their
families, and to all who contributed to their aid, asking the Lord to bring
them comfort and consolation in the ordeal. The Holy Father again strongly
condemns the violence that engenders such suffering; and, imploring God for the
gift of mutual respect and peace, he invokes upon the sorely tried families,
and upon all persons touched by this tragedy, as well as upon all Quebecers,
the benefits of the divine Blessing.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin
Secretary of State of His Holiness
Secretary of State of His Holiness
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