The following is the telegram of condolence sent by the Holy Father Francis to His Eminence Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin on the death of his mother:

Telegram

TO HIS MOST REVEREND EMINENCE
CARDINAL PIETRO PAROLIN
SECRETARY OF STATE
APOSTOLIC PALACE
VATICAN CITY

HAVING LEARNED OF THE PASSING OF YOUR DEAR MOTHER ADA, I PARTICIPATE SPIRITUALLY IN THE GRIEF THAT HAS BEFALLEN THE FAMILY, ASSURING MY CLOSENESS IN THIS PARTICULAR MOMENT OF HUMAN SUFFERING. AS I ENTRUST YOUR DEAR RELATIVE TO THE MERCY OF THE FATHER, GIVER OF LIFE, I RAISE MY PRAYER TO THE LORD THAT HE MAY WELCOME HER IN ETERNAL JOY, AND FOR ALL THE RELATIVES WHO MOURN HER PASSING, I INVOKE THE CONSOLATION OF FAITH IN THE RISEN CHRIST AND SEND MY HEARTFELT PATERNAL BLESSING.

FRANCIS

From the Vatican, 1 September 2024