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Il cordoglio del Santo Padre per le vittime dell’attentato a Istanbul (Turchia), 20.03.2016


Pubblichiamo di seguito il messaggio di cordoglio per le vittime dell’attentato terroristico avvenuti ieri nel centro di Istanbul (Turchia), che il Cardinale Segretario di Stato Pietro Parolin ha inviato, a nome del Santo Padre, al Presidente della Repubblica Turca, S.E. il Signor Recep Tayyip Erdoğan:

Messaggio

His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of the Republic of Turkey

Ankara

His Holiness Pope Francis grieves to learn of the casualties caused by the bombing in Istanbul yesterday morning, and he expresses his prayerful solidarity with all touched by this tragedy. His Holiness asks you to convey his spiritual closeness to them, as well as to the personnel assisting the injured. Commending the souls of those who have died to the mercy of the Almighty, Pope Francis invokes divine strength and peace upon those who mourn, and upon the entire nation.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin
Secretary of State

[00442-EN.01] [Original text: English]

[B0205-XX.01]