Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See’s Secretary of State, has sent a telegram of condolence in the Pontiff’s name to Archbishop Enrique Benavent Vidal of Valencia, Spain, following a deadly fire there.
“While commending the souls of the deceased to divine mercy,” the Pope assures “the people of Valencia and all the families of those affected of his spiritual closeness, and prays to the Lord to give them strength in this moment of pain,” Cardinal Parolin wrote.