Pope prays for victims of German floods as death toll rises
Vatican secretary of state sends a telegram with the pope s message to Germany s president
Updated: July 17, 2021 06:11 AM GMT
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People shovel mud to clear a street in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, western Germany, on July 16 after heavy rain hit parts of the country, causing widespread flooding and major damage. (Photo: AFP)
Pope Francis offered prayers and expressed his closeness with the people of Germany after severe flooding in the western part of the country claimed the lives of more than 80 people and left hundreds missing. His Holiness remembers in prayer those who lost their lives and expresses to their families his deepest sympathy, said a telegram sent by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, to German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Pope prays for victims of German floods as death toll rises
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