2011-08-27 12:05:00

Pope Benedict XVI: condolences to Nigeria after Abuja attack


Here is the full text of the telegram conveying Pope Benedict XVI's condolences to Nigeria's President, Goodluck Jonathan, in the wake of Friday's suicide bomb attack on UN headquarters in the Nigerian capital, Abuja.
Excellency Goodluck Jonathan
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Abuja
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI was distressed to learn of the terrorist attack upon the United Nations offices in Abuja, and of the terrible loss of life among both local citizens and United Nations personnel. He sends Your Excellency and those you represent his sincere sympathy and appeals again to those who choose death and violence to embrace instead life and respectful dialogue. The Holy Father earnestly prays for the repose of those whose lives have been cut short so dramatically, and he cordially invokes God's blessings of courage and strength upon the injured and those who mourn.
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone Secretary of State








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