Here below is a translation of the telegram by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on behalf of the Pope, to Cardinal André Vingt-Trois today to express his condolences to the families of the victims of Wednesday’s terror attack in Paris:
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To His Eminence, Cardinal André Vingt-Trois
Archbishop of Paris
Having learned of the terrible attack in Paris at the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo, which claimed so many victims, His Holiness Pope Francis joins in prayer with the pain of the bereaved families and the sadness of all the French. He entrusts the victims to God, full of mercy, praying that He might welcome them into His light. The Holy Father expresses his deepest sympathy to the injured and to their families, asking the Lord to give them comfort and consolation in their ordeal. The Holy Father reiterates his condemnation of the violence, which generates so much suffering, and, imploring God to give the gift of peace, he assures the affected families and all the French the benefit of divine blessings.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin
Secretary of State of the Holy See
[Original Text: French] [Translation by Vatican Radio]
