2023-06-15 20:10:00
June 15, 2023 / 1:10 p.m.
In a telegram of condolences sent this Thursday, June 15, Pope Francis lamented those who died in the shipwreck off the coast of Greece of a ship carrying numerous migrants, including some 100 children.
The message, signed by the Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and addressed to the Apostolic Nuncio in Greece, Bishop Jan Romeo Pawłowski, specifies that the Holy Father is “deeply shocked” by what happened.
The Pontiff laments the “devastating loss of human life” and offers his heartfelt prayers for the families of migrants, for their loved ones “and for all those traumatized by this tragedy.”
Likewise, he expresses his closeness and assures his prayers for the survivors, “those who provide care and shelter” and emergency personnel.
For all of them, Pope Francis “invokes the gifts of strength, perseverance and hope of Almighty God.”
At least 79 people have died after a boat carrying a large number of migrants, including some 100 children, capsized on Wednesday June 14 in the Ionian Sea, 87 kilometers from the city of Pylos, in the region. from Peloponnese.
The rescue teams have been able to save 104 men of legal age alive, and the search for women and children continues, which has not stopped throughout the night.
The survivors come from places like Pakistan, Egypt, Syria and Palestine. According to some local media, between 500 and 700 immigrants were traveling on board the boat.
Almudena Martínez-Bordiú is a Spanish journalist, correspondent for ACI Prensa in Rome and the Vatican, with four years of experience in religious information.
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