Seasons of Grace
Sad news today from Buenos Aires, where three relatives of Pope Francis died in a car crash early this morning.
According to police reports, the car was being driven by the pope’s nephew, 38-year-old Emanuel Bergoglio, when it slammed into the back of a truck at 12:30 a.m. The family had been returning from a holiday weekend when the accident occurred. Killed in the crash were the wife and two children, two-year-old Antonio and eight-month-old Jose Bergoglio. The pope’s nephew remains hospitalized in serious condition.
Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, has said that “the pope was informed about the tragic accident. He is deeply pained.”
The Holy Father has asked for “all who share in his grief to unite with him in prayer.”
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