Pope Francis sent an Italian-language telegram of condolence to Cardinal Silvano Tomasi, his special delegate to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, following the death of Fra’ Marco Luzzago, the Order’s leader since 2020.
Pope Francis meets with the Order of Malta's Fra' Marco Luzzago on June 25, 2021. / Vatican MediaVatican City, Jun 9, 2022 / 04:26 am (CNA).In a condolence message on Wednesday, Pope Francis praised the "luminous Christian witness" of Order of Malta leader Fra Marco Luzzago.Luzzago, who had overseen the 1,000-year-old institution since 2020, died on June 7 after a sudden illness.The pope offered his condolences in a telegram to Cardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi, the pope s special delegate to the Order of Malta.The telegram said: "Spiritually sharing in the grief at the sudden passing of His Excellency Fra Marco Luzzago, Lieutenant of the Grand Master, I wish to offer my condolences to his family and to the entire order and, in remembering his commitment generously lavished in the performance of his high office in the service of this institution, as well as his love for the Church and luminous Christian witness, I invoke eternal peace for him and from my heart im