(23 Jan 10 - RV) Pope Benedict XVI has personally written a letter to the President
of Haiti, René Préval, and to the President of the local Bishops Conference, the Archbishop
of Cap-Haitien, Louis Kérebreau to express once again his "profound condolences" to
victims of the January 12th earthquake, his comfort for survivors and appreciation
of the work of rescuers. We have this report: