RADIO VATICANA REPORT: Full text of telegram sent on behalf of Pope Benedict:
The Most Reverend Leo Jun Ikenaga President
Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan
Deeply saddened by the sudden and tragic effects of the major earthquake and consequent tsunamis which have struck Japan s north-eastern coastal regions, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI assures all who have been afflicted of his closeness at this difficult time. He prays for those who have died, and upon their grieving families and friends he invokes divine blessings of strength and consolation. The Holy Father also expresses his prayerful solidarity with all those providing rescue, relief and support to the victims of this disaster.
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone Secretary of State
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