Closeness to church community attacked in Istanbul - Pope - Vatican

2024-01-28T11:58:54.760Z

Highlights: Closeness to church community attacked in Istanbul - Pope - Vatican. Pope Francis on Sunday expressed his proximity to the church community of St Mary in Sariyer in Istanbul after a man was earlier shot dead by masked gunmen during Mass.    "I express my closeness to the community," said Francis during the Angelus prayer and blessing at the Vatican. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Copyright ANSA, 2013. All rights reserved.  Pope Francis: I express my closeeness to a church community that suffered an armed attack during Mass that left one person dead and several wounded.

Pope Francis on Sunday expressed his proximity to the church community of St Mary in Sariyer in Istanbul after a man was earlier shot dead by masked gunmen during Mass. (ANSA)