ACCIDENT
ON A WYD BUS NEAR KOUROU, FRENCH GUIANA: TELEGRAM FROM THE POPE
Vatican
City, 18 July 2013 (VIS) – Given below is the text of a telegram of
condolences sent in the Holy Father's name by Cardinal Secretary of
State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. to the bishop of Cayenne, in response
to news of a serious road accident yesterday near Kourou, French
Guiana, involving a bus carrying pilgrims to next week's World Youth
Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The accident caused one death, and
left five other victims seriously injured.
“Pope
Francis, informed of the tragic road accident on the road to Saint
Laurent du Maroni involving a bus carrying young people participating
in World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, wishes to express his heartfelt
participation in the mourning of the families of the deceased, and of
the group leaders and organisers. The Pope assures them of his
prayers and expresses his deepest sympathy with those injured, the
rescue workers and all those around them. The Holy Father wishes to
impart the comfort of an apostolic blessing on all those touched by
this tragedy”.
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