Pope Francis conveys a message of assurance to the victims of a bombing at a Catholic Mass in Marawi City, expressing his prayers and support for the affected families and people of Mindanao. The bombing, claimed by the Islamic State group, resulted in casualties and injuries. The Pope calls for peace and the strength to overcome violence.
Pope Francis conveyed a message of assurance to the victims of a deadly bombing at a Catholic Mass in Marawi City that killed at least four people and wounded 50 others. 'I wish to assure my prayer for the victims of the attack that occurred this morning in the Philippines, where a bomb exploded during Mass,' Pope Francis said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter. 'I am close to the families and the people of Mindanao , who have already suffered so much,' he added.
from an improvised explosive device occurred during a regular morning service at the gymnasium of the Mindanao State University Sunday. The Islamic State group claimed its members had detonated the bomb. In a telegram addressed to Marawi Bishop Edwin de la Peña through Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, the Pope said that he was 'deeply saddened' upon learning about the injuries and loss of life resulting from the bombing. Pope Francis concluded his message with 'prayers that Christ the Prince of Peace will grant to all the strength to turn from violence and overcome every evil with good.
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