Vatican City, 24 July 2014 (VIS) –
Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin has sent a telegram on
behalf of Pope Francis to the archbishop of Taipei and president of
the regional Conference of bishops of China, John Huong Shan-chuan,
with reference to the accident that occurred at Magong airport,
Taiwan, in which a TransAsia Airways aircraft had to make an
emergency landing, resulting in 48 deaths and leaving 10 injured.
In the text, the Holy Father expresses
his sadness for the accident, as well as his closeness to the
relatives of the victims, and assures them of his prayers for all
those affected by the tragedy, asking God to grant them consolation,
strength and peace.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment