Pope Francis prays for AirAsia missing plane, Greece ferry disaster
- 9 years ago
Two international disasters any pontiff would never want to address on holy Sunday: A missing plane, and burning ferry..
Pope Francis prays for the victims in Vatican Square.
(SOUNDBITE) (Italian) POPE FRANCIS, SAYING:
"Dear brothers and sisters, my thoughts in this moment go to the passengers of the airplane which went missing while it was en route from Indonesia to Singapore as well as the passengers of the ships that have been involved in incidents in the past hours in the Adriatic Sea. With affection and prayers, I am close to their family members and those who are living through these difficult situations with apprehension and suffering as well those who are involved in the rescue operations."
Local media reported that the pilots of the AirAsia flight had asked to change course due to bad weather.
Meanwhile, the Greek coastguard says 150 of the 500 passengers and crew from the burning Italian ferry had been rescued.
Pope Francis prays for the victims in Vatican Square.
(SOUNDBITE) (Italian) POPE FRANCIS, SAYING:
"Dear brothers and sisters, my thoughts in this moment go to the passengers of the airplane which went missing while it was en route from Indonesia to Singapore as well as the passengers of the ships that have been involved in incidents in the past hours in the Adriatic Sea. With affection and prayers, I am close to their family members and those who are living through these difficult situations with apprehension and suffering as well those who are involved in the rescue operations."
Local media reported that the pilots of the AirAsia flight had asked to change course due to bad weather.
Meanwhile, the Greek coastguard says 150 of the 500 passengers and crew from the burning Italian ferry had been rescued.