VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-11
“deeply saddened to learn the painful news of the earthquake”
Pope Leo XIV · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-11
A spokesman for Pope Leo XIV said the pontiff was deeply saddened to learn of the earthquake.
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