The pope: a letter for the victims of the Congo

Dad, writes a letter to the victims of the Congo to the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella, a simple message of condolence. A message, to remember the victims and also addressed to his family. We recall that on February 22, an Italian ambassador lost his life during an attack in Congo. Luca Attanasio is the name of the ambassador, and together with him the driver of the convoy, and a carabiniere of his escort, also of Italian nationality, lost his life.

let's take a step back and see what the ambassador to the Congo did the Italian ambassador, he was in Congo, as a peace missionary. He carried out his work together with his wife, who carried out a humanitarian project, in defense of women in the Congo. The couple had recently married and had three daughters, two of whom are twins.

The Pope's letter for the victims of the Congo, it begins like this: “With pain I learned of the tragic attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In which the young Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio, the thirty year old carabiniere Vittorio Iacovacci and their Congolese driver Mustapha Milambo lost their lives ”. He addresses the families of the victims, the diplomatic corps and finally the carabinieri with these words: "Per the disappearance of these servants of peace and of law ”.

The Pope: a letter to remember Luca Attanasi

Dad he also remembers in the letter who he was Luca Attanasi the Italian ambassador one, "person of outstanding human and Christian qualities. A person always available and of great human value. As well as "that of the carabiniere, expert and generous in his service and close to forming a new family".

The pope at the end of the letter writes one prayers of suffrage for the eternal rest of the children of the Italian nation. Invites to pray and believe "in the providence of God, in whose hands nothing of the good accomplished is lost, all the more so when it is confirmed with suffering and sacrifice ”. Finally, the pope addresses the president: “A you, Mr. President, to the relatives and colleagues of the victims and to all those who cry for this mourningo ”the letter ends with a blessing.