The following is the telegram of condolence for the victims of the railway accident which occurred on Wednesday 28 October 2026 in Urda, in the province of Toledo, Spain, sent on behalf of the Holy Father Leo XIV by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin to Archbishop Francisco Cerro Chaves of Toledo:

Telegram

HIS MOST REVEREND EXCELLENCY
ARCHBISHOP FRANCISCO CERRO CHAVES
OF TOLEDO

POPE LEO XIV, DEEPLY SADDENED ON LEARNING OF THE TRAGIC RAILWAY ACCIDENT THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE TOWN OF URDA, TOLEDO, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN NUMEROUS DEATHS AND INJURIES, OFFERS PRAYERS FOR THE ETERNAL REPOSE OF THE DECEASED.

LIKEWISE, THE HOLY FATHER EXTENDS HIS HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILIES OF THE DECEASED, TOGETHER WITH HIS EXPRESSIONS OF COMFORT, SINCERE SYMPATHY AND WISHES FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY FOR THE INJURED. HIS HOLINESS, WHILE ENCOURAGING THE MEMBERS OF THE RESCUE TEAMS TO PERSIST IN THEIR RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE WORK, WHOLEHEARTEDLY IMPARTS TO THEM ALL THE COMFORT OF HIS APOSTOLIC BLESSING, AS A SIGN OF HOPE IN THE RISEN LORD.

CARDINAL PIETRO PAROLIN
SECRETARY OF STATE