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Wednesday, July 25, 2007

TELEGRAM FOR THE DEATH OF POLISH PILGRIMS IN FRANCE

VATICAN CITY, JUL 25, 2007 (VIS) - Made public yesterday afternoon was a telegram of condolence sent, in the Pope's name, by Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. for Sunday's road accident near Grenoble, France in which 26 Polish pilgrims, returning from the Shrine of Our lady of Salette, lost their lives.

  In the telegram, addressed to Archbishop Zygmunt Kaminski of Szczecin-Kamien, Poland, Cardinal Bertone writes: "We are comforted by our faith in Divine Mercy which induces us to believe that [the victims] have found their journey's end in the glory of the Eternal Father."

  "For all the deceased, the Holy Father implores the gift of eternal life in the joy of the union with Christ. To the injured he expresses his hope for a complete and speedy return to health. For the families of the victims of this tragic accident he invokes the gift of courage and consolation even in their pain, and to this end imparts his heartfelt apostolic blessing."
TGR/POLISH PILGRIMS ACCIDENT/BERTONE        VIS 20070725 (180)


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