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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

THE POPE IS PROFOUNDLY SADDENED BY TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN FUNDACION, COLOMBIA


Vatican City, 20 May 2014 (VIS) – Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin today sent a telegram on behalf of the Pope to Bishop Ugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi of Santa Marta, Colombia, for the serious accident which occurred on Sunday in Fundacion, in which 33 young children lost their lives, burned inside a bus.

The Pope, “profoundly saddened, expresses his closeness and affection to all those affected by this regrettable event”, and “offers fervent prayers to God for the eternal repose of the souls of the departed. United with those who weep for this tragedy, he wishes to convey his heartfelt condolences to the relatives of the deceased and his consolation to the survivors, along with his hope that they make a swift and full recovery”.


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