Vatican City, Nov 22, 2015 / 11:41 am
Pope Francis condemned the "senseless violence" of Friday's terrorist attack on a hotel which killed at least 22 people in Mali, and prayed for the "conversion of hearts."
The Pope was "appalled by this senseless violence," and "strongly condemns it," reads the telegram, signed by Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, according to Vatican Radio's translation from French.
"The Pope implores God for the conversion of hearts and the gift of peace, and invokes abundance of Divine blessings on all those affected by this tragedy."
The Nov. 20 attack saw gunmen enter the Radisson Blu Hotel in the Malian capital of Bamako.