Pope Francis “was deeply saddened” after learning of the attack in a shopping center in Australia, which left at least 6 dead.
This was indicated by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Vatican, in a telegram sent to the Archbishop of Sydney, Bishop Anthony Colin Fisher.
“His Holiness Pope Francis was deeply saddened to learn of the violent attack in Sydney and assures his spiritual closeness to all those affected by this senseless tragedy, especially to those who mourn the loss of a loved one,” he notes. the text published this Saturday by the Vatican Press Office.