Video: Mattarella’s farewell to Pope Francis: “He was a man of hope, he leaves a void”

“I learned with great personal pain the news of the death of Pope Francis, warning the serious emptiness that is created with the coming of the point of reference …

Video: Mattarella's farewell to Pope Francis: "He was a man of hope, he leaves a void"





“I learned with great personal pain the news of the death of Pope Francis, warning the serious emptiness that is created with the coming of the point of reference that has always represented for me. The death of Pope Francis arouses pain and emotion among the Italians and all over the world. His teaching has recalled to the evangelical message, to the solidarity between men, the duty of closeness to the weakest, to international cooperation, peace in the humanity. Translated with the responsibility to work, as he has constantly done, for these objectives “so the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella commented on the tragic news of the disappearance of Pope Francis. (Alexander Jakhnagiev)