Grief for Florence, more workplace safety needed says Pope - General News. Pope Francis on Saturday expressed his "sorrow" and "grief" for the victims of Friday's structural collapse at a supermarket construction site in Florence.
He reiterated his call for greater safety in the workplace. The Pope expressed "feelings of closeness and condolences to the families of the victims", according to a telegram sent by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolinto Florence Archbishop Cardinal Giuseppe Betori.