Holy Father Pope Francis prays for the eternal repose of those killed in a plane crash in Cuba in which over 100 people were killed. In the message addressed to the Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba, Dionisio Guillermo Garcia Ibanez, the Pontiff said that he is praying for the eternal repose of the dead. His Holiness Pope Francis also expressed his closeness to the families of the victims “in this hour of pain in which they are grieving for the unexpected separation from their loved ones”.
As reported by Vatican Radio, Holy Father Pope Francis said in the telegramme signed by the Vatican Secretary of State on his behalf that “May the Lord give the families of the victims the spiritual serenity of Christian hope”.
The Boeing 737 airliner crashed on 18th May evening near Cuba’s main airport in Havana. It is the country’s worst air disaster in decades.
