Pope Francis on February 4, 2018, said, «I want to assure my closeness to the populations of Madagascar, recently affected by a strong cyclone, which caused victims, displaced and enormous damages. May the Lord comfort and sustain them.»
His expression of solidarity came after the Angelus, prayed in St. Peter’s Square with a crowd estimated at 20,000.
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