The following is the telegram of condolence on the death of His Majesty King Harald V of Norway, sent by the Holy Father Leo XIV to His Majesty King Haakon VIII:

Telegram of the Holy Father

HIS MAJESTY KING HAAKON VIII
KING OF NORWAY
THE ROYAL PALACE
OSLO

I WAS SADDENED TO LEARN OF THE DEATH OF YOUR FATHER KING HARALD V, AND I SEND HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO YOUR MAJESTY, THE MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY AND ALL IN THE NATION. MINDFUL OF HIS MANY YEARS OF DEVOTED SERVICE TO THE REALM, WHICH I HOPE WILL CONTINUE TO BEAR FRUIT, I OFFER THE ASSURANCE OF MY PRAYERS FOR THE ETERNAL REST OF THE LATE KING. UPON THE NORWEGIAN PEOPLE AND ALL WHO MOURN HIS LOSS, I CORDIALLY INVOKE ALMIGHTY GOD’S BLESSINGS OF CONSOLATION AND PEACE.

LEO PP. XIV