Report: Vatican called Massachusetts mother whose son died from seizure

Report: Vatican called Massachusetts mother whose son died from seizure July 3, 2014

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She called Pope Francis, and believes he answered.

A Massachusetts woman, grieving the sudden death of her 25-year-old son, received an unexpected voicemail last week: a message from the Vatican offering condolences over the loss of her child.

Stephany Nicolo, of Wakefield, Mass., told FoxNews.com that a message was left on her cellphone Friday at 6:30 a.m. from a man — speaking in accented English — who identified himself as a representative from the Vatican and says the pope sends a “big hug and a blessing” to Nicolo, whose son died May 14 from an epileptic seizure.

The voice of an older man, who Nicolo believes is the Pope, can be heard in the background at the beginning of the recording, which was obtained by FoxNews.com.

Click here to listen to the phone message

“We [will] try to talk to you again,” the Vatican representative says in the 33-second message.

A Vatican spokesman could not immediately confirm if it was indeed His Holiness in the background on Nicolo’s message, but she is taking it on faith.

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