Pope Francis offers prayers for victims of 'Agaton' landslides, floods

Cardinal Tagle thanks Pope Francis at the end of Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Sunday, March 14, 2021.

Vatican Media

MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis offered his prayers for the thousands of Filipinos affected by the flooding and landslides brought on by tropical cyclone Agaton (international name Megi).

In a telegram dated Friday, April 14, the pope expressed "solidarity with all those suffering" in the aftermath of Agaton, which caused heavy rains in the central regions in the Philippines as the predominantly Catholic country celebrated Holy Week.

Signed by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the telegram was addressed to Archbishop Charles Brown, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines.

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