Following the tragic attack at the University of Prague which caused the death of 15 people and injured other 25, the Patriarch of Romania sent a message of solidarity to His Beatitude Metropolitan Rastislav of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia.
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Bucharest, 22 December 2023,
His Beatitude RASTISLAV,
Archbishop of Presov,
Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church
in the Czech Lands and in Slovakia
Your Beatitude,
The news of the tragic event that took place in the afternoon of Thursday, 21 December 2023, at Charles University in Prague, that caused the death of 15 people, leaving injured 25 others, deeply grieved us.
We note with great concern that violence bringing death, manifested by people regardless of age, is increasingly present in today’s society, contradicting the sacred gift of life that comes from God.
In these moments of sadness for the people of the Czech Republic, we pray to our most compassionate God to rest in His peace and love the souls of the ones killed in this tragic event and to grant swift recovery to the wounded ones, as well as consolation to the grieving families, in the light of the Resurrection of Christ, Who has overcome death.
With brotherly love in Jesus Christ, our Lord,
† DANIEL
Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church
Foto credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene
