Holy Father Pope Francis has sent a telegram to His Excellency Bishop Santiago Olivera, the head Military Ordinariate of Argentina, by offering his fervent prayers for the 44 Argentinian sailors aboard a submarine that has been missing since 15th November, 2017. His Holiness conveyed his spiritual closeness to the families of the sailors and conveyed his concern over the incident.
As reported by Vatican radio, His Lordship Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of the State, remarked that “His Holiness entrusts them to the maternal intercession of the Blessed Virgin and he asks the Lord to instill in them spiritual serenity and Christian hope in these circumstances, in pledge of which he cordially imparts the comforting Apostolic Blessing.”
His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of the State noted the Pope’s concern for the sailors and expressed the Pope’s spiritual closeness to the families of the sailors and to the military and civil authorities of the nation.
