Vatican City, 30 January 2015 (VIS) –
Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin has sent a telegram on
behalf of the Holy Father to Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera,
archbishop of Mexico, Mexico, following an explosion in the Maternity
Hospital of Cualjimalpa caused during the transfer of fuel to the
centre, which claimed several victims and casualties including a
number of babies.
Pope Francis, “greatly saddened by
this tragic news”, according to the text, “offers his prayers for
the eternal repose of the souls of the departed” and “wishes to
convey his heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased,
along with expressions of comfort, his fervent hope for the swift
recovery of the injured. He imparts the comfort of his apostolic
blessing as a sign of hope in the Resurrected Lord”.
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