Pope Leo Breaks Silence on Texas Tragedy: “We Pray for Them” After Floods Claim 80 Lives, Many Children
In an emotional tribute to the victims of what’s believed to be the deadliest natural disaster in the U.S. since his historic election, Pope Leo XIV on Sunday extended heartfelt condolences to those impacted by catastrophic flooding in Texas’s Hill Country. Speaking from Vatican City shortly after his weekly Angelus prayer, the American-born pontiff remembered especially the children who perished during the disaster.
“We pray for them,” Pope Leo said, addressing the devastation caused by flash floods that killed at least 80 people – many of them young girls attending a summer camp.
The pontiff’s words not only reflected global solidarity in the face of tragedy but also underscored the human cost of extreme weather events, which are becoming more frequent and severe amid a worsening...