Pope Francis offered his condolences to the families of the victims and to the entire nation following a deadly midair collision between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter near Washington on Wednesday night.
“I express my spiritual closeness to all those affected by this tragedy,” the pope said in a telegram sent Jan. 30 to U.S. President Donald Trump. “In commending the souls of the deceased to the loving mercy of almighty God, I offer my deepest sympathies to the families who are now mourning the loss of a loved one.” “I likewise pray for those involved in the recovery efforts, and invoke upon all in the nation the divine blessings of consolation and strength,” he wrote.
Join us as we invoke the intercession of St. Joseph of Cupertino and Our Lady of Loreto, patron saints of aviation, pilots, and air travelers, and ask them to be with these victims as they enter the Kingdom of Heaven and to be with their families in their grief.