Pope Francis prays for
victims of Ethiopia Airlines plane crash
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| Ethiopian Federal policemen stand at the scene of the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash |
Pope Francis has expressed his condolences to victims of a
plane crash that occured near Bishoftu, some 50km from Ethiopia's capital:
Addis Ababa.
In his telegram, the Pope "offers prayers for the
deceased from various countries", and sends his condolences to their
families. He invokes "the divine belssing of consolation and
strength" to all those who mourn.
The Kenya-bound Ethiopia Airlines plane had taken off from
Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa Airport 6 minutes prior to the fatal crash, which took
the lives of all 159 people on board.
Below please find the full text of the telegram sent by
the Vatican Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin on behalf of Pope
Francis:
Having learned with sadness of the Ethiopian Airlines plane
crash, His Holiness Pope Francis offers prayers for the deceased from various countries
and commends their souls to the mercy of Almighty God. Pope Francis sends
heartfelt condolences to their families, and upon all who mourn this tragic
loss he invokes the divine blessings of consolation and strength.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin
Secretary of State
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