Pope Francis ‘deeply saddened’ by quake in Turkey and Syria
2/6/2023 4:06:54 PM
The Vatican says Pope Francis is “deeply saddened” by the major earthquake that has hit Turkey and Syria.
“His Holiness Pope Francis was deeply saddened to learn of the huge loss of life caused by the earthquake. … He sends the assurance of his spiritual closeness to all those affected,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, said in a statement.
“His Holiness Pope Francis was deeply saddened to learn of the huge loss of life caused by the earthquake. … He sends the assurance of his spiritual closeness to all those affected,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, said in a statement.