Vatican expresses sorrow on what has happened to flight MH370

Mar 28, 2014

KUALA LUMPUR (Herald Malaysia): The Vatican has expressed great sorrow on what has happened to the MH370 which went missing on Mar 8 with 239 passengers and flight crew on board.

Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegho, the President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, said this in a letter to Fr Eugene Benedict, who is the Airport Chaplain of the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur,
“I am deeply saddened by this tragedy and in the name of the entire staff of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, I wish to express our closeness in prayer and in the spirit of Christian solidarity. In a particular way, I think of the family and friends of those passengers and flight crew lost.”

As he waits more reliable information on the incident, “I place the entire situation into the hands of God, the Father of Mercy, for whom nothing is lost. May He be the guide and comfort for all in these hours of loss and grief,” he added.

Caridnal Vegho also asked Fr Eugene to transmit these sentiments to the Archbishop and the Christian community in the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur, to the competent airport authorities, and to all those who are suffering at the loss of their loved ones