The following is the telegram of condolence for the victims of the explosion in a mine in Tabas, Iran, sent on behalf of the Holy Father Francis by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin:

Telegram

HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS WAS SADDENED TO LEARN OF THE INJURY AND LOSS OF LIFE CAUSED BY THE RECENT COAL MINE EXPLOSION IN TABAS, AND HE SENDS THE ASSURANCE OF HIS PRAYERS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED AND FOR THEIR GRIEVING FAMILIES. LIKEWISE EXPRESSING HIS SPIRITUAL SOLIDARITY WITH THE WOUNDED, HIS HOLINESS INVOKES UPON ALL AFFECTED BY THIS TRAGEDY THE ALMIGHTY’S BLESSINGS OF STRENGTH, CONSOLATION AND PEACE.

CARDINAL PIETRO PAROLIN
SECRETARY OF STATE