Catholic Leaders, Government Officials Offer Condolences and Support to Texas Flood Victims
Notre Dame Catholic Church in Kerrville held a memorial Mass on Sunday. The death toll rose to 94 Monday afternoon, according to county officials.
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Pope Francis Sends ‘Blessings of Strength and Peace’ After Shooting in Maine
‘He expresses his spiritual closeness to all those suffering from this unspeakable tragedy, especially the families who lost loved ones,’ said an Oct. 28 telegram.
Pope Francis Offers Condolences After 9 Die in Northern Italy Floods
The heavy rains caused 23 rivers across the region to burst their banks and 120 landslides.
Pope Francis Sends Condolences Upon Death of European Parliament President
A Vatican message addressed to David Sassoli’s wife, Alessandra Vittorini, expressed the Pope’s spiritual closeness to the family.
Pope Francis Sends Condolences Upon Death of Desmond Tutu
Tutu, who fought for an end to racial segregation in his native South Africa, died Dec. 26 at the age of 90.
Pope Francis Mourns ‘Self-Sacrificing’ Cardinal Who Announced Benedict XVI’s Election
Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez announced the election of Pope Benedict XVI on April 19, 2005.
Pope Francis Prays for Victims of Florida Condo Collapse
Pope Francis ‘offers heartfelt prayer that Almighty God will grant eternal peace to those who have died, comfort to those who mourn their loss, and strength to all those affected by this immense tragedy,’ the Vatican stated. Catholics are among the missing.
Pope Francis Sends Condolences After Death of Cardinal Grocholewski
The pope said that Grocholewski’s service and work in the Vatican had provided a “witness of priestly zeal, loyalty to the Gospel, and to building up the Church.”
