The following is the telegram of condolence sent by the Holy Father Leo XIV on the death today, Tuesday 12 May 2026, of His Eminence Cardinal Paul Emil Tscherrig, former apostolic nuncio in Italy and in the Republic of San Marino, to the relatives of the deceased Cardinal:

Telegram of the Holy Father

TO THE FAMILY OF
HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL PAUL EMIL TSCHERRIG
CANTON VALLESE – CH

IN LEARNING OF THE PASSING OF CARDINAL PAUL EMIL TSCHERRIG, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO ALL THE FAMILY, AS WELL AS THE DIOCESAN COMMUNITY OF SION. I REFLECT WITH A GRATEFUL HEART ON HIS FAITHFUL SERVICE AS PONTIFICAL REPRESENTATIVE IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES, AND THEN AS A MEMBER OF SEVERAL DICASTERIES OF THE HOLY SEE. IN ALL THE OFICES ENTRUSTED TO HIM, THE LATE CARDINAL ACTED GENEROUSLY, BEARING WITNESS TO LOVE OF THE CHURCH AND THE SUCCESSOR OF PETER. I RAISE FERVENT PRAYERS FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOUL OF THIS MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL, THAT THE LORD MAY WELCOME HIM IN THE LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT, AND, ENTRUSTING HIM TO THE MATERNAL INTERCESSION OF THE VIRGIN MARY, I IMPART THE APOSTOLIC BLESSING TO THOSE WHO MOURN HIS SUDDEN PASSING.

LEO PP. XIV

From the Vatican, 12 May 2026