Vatican City, 8 September 2014 (VIS) –
Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin has sent a telegram of
condolences on behalf of the Holy Father to Archbishop Evariste
Ngoyagoye of Bujumbura, Burundi, for the killing of three Italian
Xaverian Missionary sisters yesterday, Sunday 7 September, in their
convent in Kamenge, north of the capital Bujumbura.
Cardinal Parolin writes, “His
Holiness Pope Francis has learned with great sadness of the murder of
three nuns, Sister Bernadetta Bogiann, Sister Lucia Pulici and Sister
Olga Raschietti, who were in the pastoral service of the parish of
Saint Guido Maria Conforti in Bujumbura. The Holy Father begs the
Lord to welcome into his kingdom of peace and light these three
faithful and devout nuns. In these tragic circumstances, he expresses
his closeness to their religious community, to the families of the
victims, and the entire diocesan community. He imparts the comfort of
a heartfelt and affectionate apostolic blessing to all those affected
by their sudden loss. I join the Holy Father in offering my
condolences and wish to assure those close to the departed Sisters of
my fervent prayers”.
The Secretary of State also sent
another telegram to Sister Ines Frizza, superior general of the
Xaverian Missionary Sisters of Mary, in which he expresses his
sadness for the tragic death of the missionaries and “assures his
heartfelt participation in the profound suffering of the Congregation
for the loss of such dedicated sisters”. The Holy Father, “in the
hope that the blood they have shed may become the seed of hope to
build true fraternity between peoples, raises fervent prayers for the
eternal repose of their souls and for their generous witness of the
Gospel. To their families, the entire Institute and those who mourn
their loss, he imparts the comfort of his apostolic blessing”, the
Cardinal concludes.
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