The Holy See has published the telegram of condolences sent by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State, on behalf of Pope Leo XIV, to Monsignor Luis Javier Argüello García, Archbishop of Valladolid and President of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, following the Adamuz (Córdoba) train accident.
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The Pope states that he is “deeply grieved” upon learning of the disaster, which “has caused numerous victims and injuries,” and communicates that he offers “suffrages for the eternal rest of the deceased.”
Likewise, His Holiness extends his “heartfelt condolences” to the families of the deceased, along with “expressions of comfort” and wishes for “a speedy recovery” for the injured. The telegram also includes a message of encouragement to the rescue teams to persevere in the relief and assistance tasks.
Finally, the Pope imparts “the comforting apostolic blessing” to all, through the intercession of Our Lady of the Pillar, as a sign of hope in the Risen Lord.
Telegram
H.E. MONS. LUIS JAVIER ARGÜELLO GARCÍA
ARCHBISHOP OF VALLADOLID
PRESIDENT OF THE SPANISH EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE
POPE LEO XIV, DEEPLY GRIEVED UPON LEARNING OF THE PAINFUL
NEWS OF THE TRAIN ACCIDENT IN ADAMUZ, CÓRDOBA, WHICH HAS CAUSED
NUMEROUS VICTIMS AND INJURED, OFFERS SUFFRAGES FOR THE ETERNAL REST
OF THE DECEASED.
LIKEWISE, HIS HOLINESS EXTENDS HIS HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILIES OF THE DECEASED, ALONG WITH HIS EXPRESSIONS OF COMFORT, LIVELY CONCERN AND WISHES FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY OF THE INJURED. WHILE ENCOURAGING THE RESCUE TEAMS TO PERSEVERE IN THE EFFORTS OF RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE, THE HOLY FATHER IMPARTS TO ALL, THROUGH THE INTERCESSION OF OUR LADY OF THE PILAR, THE COMFORTING APOSTOLIC BLESSING, AS A SIGN OF HOPE IN THE RISEN LORD.
CARDINAL PIETRO PAROLIN
SECRETARY OF STATE