Pope Francis on Monday
called the Las Vegas shooting that killed at least 50 people and
injured at least 400 as a "senseless tragedy". A telegramme sent
by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin to Las
Vegas Bishop Joseph Anthony Pepe said "deeply pained by the news
of the Las Vegas shooting, Francis assures his spiritual
closeness to all those who have been struck by this senseless
tragedy". The pope "praises the efforts of police and rescuers"
and "prays for the wounded and all those who died, entrusting
them to the mercy of all-powerful God". A 64-year-old white
American male shot dead at least 50 people and wounded at least
400 before turning one of his guns on himself. It was the worst
mass shooting in modern American history.
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