Source: The Holy See
Telegram of the Holy Father, signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, for the fire in Kut, Iraq, 19.07.2025
The following is the telegram of condolence sent on behalf of the Holy Father Leo XIV by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin for the victims of the fire in a shopping centre in Kut, Iraq:
Telegram
SADDENED TO BE INFORMED OF THE FIRE IN KUT THAT LEFT MANY DEAD AND INJURED, HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV SENDS THE ASSURANCE OF HIS SPIRITUAL SOLIDARITY TO ALL WHO ARE SUFFERING THE EFFECTS OF THIS TRAGEDY, ESPECIALLY THE WOUNDED AND THE FAMILIES WHO GRIEVE. HE COMMENDS THE SOULS OF THE DECEASED TO THE LOVING MERCY OF THE ALMIGHTY, AND OFFERS HIS PRAYERS FOR THE EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WHO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. UPON ALL, HIS HOLINESS INVOKES THE DIVINE BLESSINGS OF STRENGTH, CONSOLATION AND PEACE.
CARDINAL PIETRO PAROLINSECRETARY OF STATE