Vatican City, Mar 3, 2008 / 14:01 pm
Following Sunday’s Angelus, the Holy Father addressed the recent discovery of the bodies of two young Italian brothers who disappeared from their home more than a year ago.
The brothers, ages 11 and 13 at the time of the disappearance, were last seen at a Holy Communion party on June 5, 2006. Their bodies were discovered last week at the bottom of a cistern, along with a small, red ball that was given out at the party.
The prosecution is working to discover if the children accidentally fell into the cistern while playing with the ball or if foul-play was involved.
The primary suspect is the boys’ father, who has a history of abusing of his sons.