Vatican
City, 19 September 2013 (VIS) – Cardinal Secretary of State
Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. has sent a telegram, in the name of the Holy
Father, to Cardinal Francisco Jose Robles Ortega, archbishop of
Guadalajara, Mexico and president of the Conference of the Mexican
Episcopate, on the subject of Hurricane Ingrid and the tropical storm
Manuel which has claimed 55 lives and left over 8000 people homeless.
“His
Holiness Pope Francesco, profoundly saddened by news of the dramatic
consequences of Hurricane Ingrid and the tropical storm Manuel in
this beloved nation, claiming victims, causing injuries and countless
damage to property, and leaving many families homeless, raises
fervent prayers for the eternal repose of the deceased. He asks God
to grant consolation to the suffering and to encourage persons of
good will to show fraternal solidarity in helping to rebuild the
worst-affected areas and offering assistance to victims in their pain
and despair.
“The
Holy Father also wishes to convey his most heartfelt condolences to
the families of the departed and expresses his paternal care and
spiritual closeness to the injured and homeless. He entrusts them to
the maternal hands of Our Lady of Guadalupe and imparts the comfort
of an apostolic blessing as a sign of affection to the beloved
Mexican people, present in his heart as pastor of the Universal
Church at this painful time”.
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