VATICAN CITY, JUL 21, 2004 (VIS) - The Holy Father sent a telegram of condolences, through Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano, to Bishop Stepan Meniok, C.SS.R., the archiepiscopal exarch of Donets'k-Kharkiv, Ukraine, upon the news of yesterday's mining disaster in Krasnolimansk in East Ukraine which caused many casualties.
The Pope asks the exarch to convey his condolences to the authorities, family members and friends of those who died. "While he assures you of his fervent prayers for the repose of the souls of the deceased and for consolation for the wounded and all those who are suffering as a result of this serious accident, he sends you a special apostolic blessing as a sign of his spiritual closeness."
TGR/MINING ACCIDENT/UKRAINE VIS 20040721 (130)
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