Below are the texts of the telegrams Pope Francis sent to the Heads of State of the countries his plane flew over this morning while flying from Rome to Egypt for his 18th Apostolic Visit abroad, April 28-29.
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PRESIDENT OF ITALY
TO HIS EXCELLENCY
THE HONORABLE SERGIO MATTARELLA
PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC
THE QUIRINALE PALACE
00187 ROME
AT THE MOMENT WHEN I LEAVE ROME TO GO TO EGYPT AS A PILGRIM OF PEACE, TO MEET THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY AND THE BELIEVERS OF OTHER FAITHS, I WANT TO SEND YOU, MR PRESIDENT, A DEAR GREETING AND MY FERVENT WISHES FOR THE SPIRITUAL, CIVIL, AND SOCIAL WELLBEING OF THE ITALIAN PEOPLE, ON WHOM I IMPART MY BLESSING.
Franciscus PP
[Original Text: Italian] [Translation by Deborah Castellano Lubov] PRESIDENT OF GREECE
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PRESIDENT OF ITALY
TO HIS EXCELLENCY
THE HONORABLE SERGIO MATTARELLA
PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC
THE QUIRINALE PALACE
00187 ROME
AT THE MOMENT WHEN I LEAVE ROME TO GO TO EGYPT AS A PILGRIM OF PEACE, TO MEET THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY AND THE BELIEVERS OF OTHER FAITHS, I WANT TO SEND YOU, MR PRESIDENT, A DEAR GREETING AND MY FERVENT WISHES FOR THE SPIRITUAL, CIVIL, AND SOCIAL WELLBEING OF THE ITALIAN PEOPLE, ON WHOM I IMPART MY BLESSING.
Franciscus PP
[Original Text: Italian] [Translation by Deborah Castellano Lubov] PRESIDENT OF GREECE
HIS EXCELLENCY PROKOPIS PAVLOPOULOS
PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC
ATHENS
AS I FLY OVER GREECE ON MY WAY TO EGYPT FOR A PASTORAL VISIT, I SEND CORDIAL GREETINGS TO YOUR EXCELLENCY AND YOUR FELLOW CITIZENS. I PRAY THAT THE ALMIGHTY MAY BLESS YOU ALL WITH PEACE AND STRENGTH, AS I INVOKE DIVINE BLESSINGS UPON THE NATION.
FRANCISCUS PP.
[Original text: English]
PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC
ATHENS
AS I FLY OVER GREECE ON MY WAY TO EGYPT FOR A PASTORAL VISIT, I SEND CORDIAL GREETINGS TO YOUR EXCELLENCY AND YOUR FELLOW CITIZENS. I PRAY THAT THE ALMIGHTY MAY BLESS YOU ALL WITH PEACE AND STRENGTH, AS I INVOKE DIVINE BLESSINGS UPON THE NATION.
FRANCISCUS PP.
[Original text: English]
[Vatican-provided telegrams]
