Papal condolences following Ghana explosion

June 08, 2015

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, has sent a telegram of condolence in Pope Francis’s name, following an explosion at a gas station in Ghana that left over 200 dead.

“Deeply saddened to learn of the tragic incident at a petrol station in Accra in which so many people died or were seriously injured, the Holy Father sends heartfelt condolences to the relatives of the deceased and injured, to the authorities and to the entire nation,” Cardinal Parolin said in his message to the president of the Ghana Bishops’ Conference.

“His Holiness commends the souls of the departed to Almighty God and willingly invokes the divine gifts of consolation and strength upon those who mourn and upon all who have been affected by this tragedy,” he added.

 

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Further information:

• Il cordoglio del Santo Padre per il devastante incidente in una stazione di servizio ad Accra (Ghana) (Holy See Press Office)
• 2015 Accra explosion (Wikipedia)
• Ghana petrol station inferno: Accra witnesses questioned (BBC)