After the prayer of this Sunday, Pope Leo XIV opted in English for the victims of the floods of Kerr County, in the center-south of Texas (United States), who have left more 50 dead, including 15 children, and dozens of missing, according to the provisional balance of local authorities.
It is an unprecedented event in the last century in the area, an eminently rural region about 100 kilometers from San Antonio, where a summer camp was installed that hosted 750 girls.
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“I express my sincere condolences to all the families that have lost their loved ones, in particular the girls who were in the summer camp during the disaster caused by the flood of the Guadalupe River,” said the Holy Father, referring to the tragedy in the Mystic camp.
In addition, he made an energetic call to political leaders to listen to the cry of the people injured by the war and pointed out that “the dialogue must replace the violence of weapons.”
“Peace is a desire for all peoples, and it is the painful cry of those who are torn by war,” said Leo XIV from the Apostolic Palace window. “Let us ask the Lord to touch the hearts and inspire the minds of the rulers, so that the violence of weapons replaces the search for dialogue,” he added.
Victoria Cardiel
Victoria Cardiel is a journalist specialized in social and religious information issues. Since 2013, he has covered all the news of the Vatican for various media, such as the Spanish news agency Europa Press, or the weekly of the Archdiocese of Madrid, Alfa and Omega.