Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, sent a telegram of condolence to the cardinal archbishop of Kraków, Poland, after a mass shooting left seven dead.
“His Holiness Leo XIV, deeply saddened at the news of the victims and injuries caused by the shooting in Krakow, wishes to express his spiritual closeness in the Risen Christ to those who have been affected by this tragedy,” Cardinal Parolin wrote.
“Invoking the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland, the Holy Father implores the gift of Christian hope for families overcome by grief and joins with all those who are mourning during these days,” he added.