April 12, 2010. Benedict XVI remembers victims of the Smolensk plane crash in which the President of Poland and 96 others died.
Benedict XVI
“To the families of those that perished and to all the Polish people, I wish to offer my most sincere condolences, assuring them of my spiritual closeness.”
The gathering was held in the Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo, where the Pope has been resting since the Easter celebrations.
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