Telegram of condolence for apartment block tragedy

Telegram of condolence for apartment block tragedy

Rescuers work on the site of a collapsed building in Torre Annunziata, near Naples, Italy. On Saturday, Pope Francis sent a telegram of condolence to victims of the tragedy.- REUTERS

(Vatican Radio) Through a telegram sent by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, Pope Francishas send his “profound condolences” to victims of a collapsed apartment block in Torre Annunziata outside of Naples.

The building collapsed on Friday, leaving eight people dead, including two children.

In the telegram, addressed to the Archbishop of Naples, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Cardinal Parolin assured those affected by the tragedy of the Pope’s “fervent prayers of suffering” for those who died.

The telegram said that Pope Francis was praying to the “God of mercy” that he might bring comfort to those who were injured and to all those who are suffering as a result of having lost loved ones. It concludes by noting that the Holy Father has sent his Apostolic Blessing as a sign of his “spiritual closeness.” 

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