VATICAN CITY, JAN 25, 2003 (VIS) - Following is the telegram of condolences sent by Pope John Paul to Cardinal Severino Poletto, archbishop of Turin, upon the death of Senator Giovanni Agnelli yesterday morning in Turin at the age of 81:
"Having learned the sad news of the death of Senator Giovanni Agnelli, I entrust to you the task of conveying to his wife Marella and family members the expression of my deep participation in their sorrow due to this grave loss. In remembering such a prominent protagonist in important moments in Italian history who knew how to give of himself with generous entrepreneurship for the good and economic and social development of the country, I raise fervent prayers for the repose of the soul of the illustrious and mourned attorney and I invoke from divine goodness eternal peace for his soul while I impart a special, heartfelt and comforting apostolic blessing on his family members and all those who mourn his loss."
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