Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Condolences to the Ukraine

The Cardinal Secretary of State of His Holiness, His Eminence Pietro Parolin, has sent a telegram of condolence in the name of the Holy Father, Pope Francis to civil authorities in the Ukraine following an aircraft accident that took place in the predawn hours today at Teheran's Imam-Khomeini International Airport.


Telegram of condolence

Having learned with deep sadness of the crash of the Ukrainian International Airlines passenger plane near Tehran, His Holiness, Pope Francis commends the souls of the deceased to the merciful love of the Almighty, and he sends condolences to the families and friends of those who have lost their lives. Upon all affected by this tragedy, His Holiness invokes God’s blessings of strength and peace.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin
Secretary of State

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