Vatican City, 10 December 2015 (VIS) –
The Holy Father has sent telegrams of condolences to Cardinal Angelo
Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals, and Archbishop Sergio
Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia,
following the death on 9 December of cardinals Carlo Furno, Grand
Master emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of
Jerusalem, aged 91, and Julio Terrazas Sandoval, archbishop emeritus
of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, aged 79.
In his telegram to Cardinal Angelo
Sodano, the Pope expresses his deepest condolences to the College of
Cardinals and recalls Cardinal Furno's long and valuable
collaboration in the Holy See, especially as apostolic nuncio,
archpriest of the papal Basilica of St. Mary Major, and Grand Master
of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. Francis
asks that the Lord, through the intercession of Mary Salus Populi
Romani, welcome the cardinal in His eternal peace.
In his telegram to Archbishop Sergio
Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina, the Holy Father unites his prayers with
those of the pastors, clergy and faithful of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
that the Lord grant His light and peace to the cardinal who, “with
the light of faith and the strength of hope, stayed faithful to the
ministry he received, and with generosity and courage devoted his
life to the service of the Gospel, justice and peace”. In this
moment of inevitable human suffering, when the mystery of the Lord's
coming brings hope, he invokes the maternal intercession of Our Lady.
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