Monday, December 12, 2005

TELEGRAM FOR AIR DISASTER IN NIGERIA

VATICAN CITY, DEC 12, 2005 (VIS) - Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano, sent a telegram of condolence, in the Pope's name, to Bishop Alexius Obabu Mazoki of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, for Saturday's air accident in that city which claimed the lives of numerous people, the majority of them children.

  "Saddened by news of the great loss of life in the air tragedy near Port Harcourt, the Holy Father asks you kindly to convey his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims. He commends the dead to the eternal mercies of Almighty God and invokes the divine blessings of strength and peace upon all who mourn and upon all engaged in the work of relief."
TGR/AIR TRAGEDY NIGERIA/SODANO                    VIS 20051212 (130)

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