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Monday, November 13, 2017
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Monday, November 13, 2017
Pope offers prayers for Iran-Iraq quake’s dead
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePope Francis is offering prayers for the dead in Iran and Iraq following the powerful earthquake, and is sending strength to rescue crews trying to find survivors.
Francis sends two messages of condolences via the Vatican’s secretary of state.
The notes say Francis was deeply saddened to learn of the disaster and offered his solidarity to those who had lost loved ones.
“Upon the injured and the emergency and civil authorities engaged in rescue and recovery efforts, His Holiness invokes the divine blessings of consolation and strength,” he adds.
More than 350 people in both countries were killed in Sunday’s 7.3-magnitude temblor.
— AP
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