Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Mar 11, 2019 / 10:56 am
Pope Francis is offering prayers for the 157 people killed in an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash Sunday, which include a priest, a religious sister, and four staff members with Catholic Relief Services.
A Monday telegram from Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said that "His Holiness Pope Francis offers prayers for the deceased from various countries and comments their souls to the mercy of Almighty God."
"Pope Francis sends heartfelt condolences to their families, and upon all who mourn this tragic loss he invokes the divine blessings of consolation and strength," said Parolin.
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed just minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa Sunday. Everyone aboard the plane, which was headed to Nairobi, Kenya, was killed.