Pope sends telegrams on return flight from Mexico

(Vatican Radio)  As per tradition, Pope Francis has sent telegrams to the heads of state of the countries his plane flew over on Thursday, as he returned to Rome from his Apostolic Journey to Mexico.

He overflew Mexico, the United States, Canada, Iceland, Ireland, France, and Italy, sending each head of state cordial greetings and invoking upon them 'abundant divine blessings'.

The full text of the telegrams is below:

MEXICO

HIS EXCELLENCY ENRIQUE PENA NIETO

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES

MEXICO CITY

AS I DEPART FROM MEXICO, I EXTEND TO YOU, THE GOVERNMENT AND ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE NATION MY HEARTFELT GRATITUDE FOR YOUR WARM WELCOME AND EVERY KINDNESS SHOWN TO ME DURING MY VISIT. I RENEW TO YOUR EXCELLENCY AND THE ENTIRE COUNTRY THE ASSURANCE OF MY PRAYERS FOR PEACE AND UNITY.

                                                                FRANCIS PP

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

THE HONORABLE BARACK H. OBAMA

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

WASHINGTON

I EXTEND CORDIAL GREETINGS TO YOU AS I FLY OVER THE COUNTRY ON MY WAY HOME FROM MEXICO.  RENEWING THE ASSURANCE OF MY PRAYERS FOR YOU AND ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES, I INVOKE UPON YOU ABUNDANT DIVINE BLESSINGS.

                                                                  FRANCIS PP

CANADA

HIS EXCELLENCY DAVID JOHNSTON

GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA

OTTAWA

I SEND CORDIAL GREETINGS TO YOUR EXCELLENCY AS I FLY OVER CANADA ON MY WAY FROM MEXICO TO THE VATICAN.  I ASSURE YOU OF MY PRAYERS FOR YOU AND ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE NATION, INVOKING UPON YOU ABUNDANT DIVINE BLESSINGS.

                                                                  FRANCIS PP

ICELAND

HIS EXCELLENCY OLAFUR RAGNAR GRIMSSON

PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ICELAND

REYKJAVIK

I SEND CORDIAL GREETINGS TO YOUR EXCELLENCY AS I FLY OVER ICELAND ON MY WAY FROM MEXICO TO THE VATICAN.  I ASSURE YOU OF MY PRAYERS FOR YOU AND ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE NATION, INVOKING UPON YOU ABUNDANT DIVINE BLESSINGS.

                                                                  FRANCIS PP

IRELAND

HIS EXCELLENCY MICHAEL D. HIGGINS

PRESIDENT OF IRELAND

DUBLIN

I SEND CORDIAL GREETINGS TO YOUR EXCELLENCY AS I FLY OVER IRELAND ON MY WAY FROM MEXICO TO THE VATICAN.  I ASSURE YOU OF MY PRAYERS FOR ALL THE BELOVED PEOPLE OF IRELAND, INVOKING UPON YOU ABUNDANT DIVINE BLESSINGS.

                                                                  FRANCIS PP

FRANCE

HIS EXCELLENCY FRANCOIS HOLLANDE

PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC

PARIS

I SEND CORDIAL GREETINGS TO YOUR EXCELLENCY AS I FLY OVER FRANCE ON MY WAY FROM MEXICO TO THE VATICAN.  I ASSURE YOU OF MY PRAYERS FOR YOU AND ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE REPUBLIC, AND I INVOKE UPON YOU ABUNDANT DIVINE BLESSINGS.

                                                                  FRANCIS PP

ITALY

A SUA ECCELLENZA

ON. SERGIO MATTARELLA

PRESIDENTE  DELLA  REPUBBLICA ITALIANA

PALAZZO  DEL  QUIRINALE                        00187   ROMA

AL RIENTRO DAL VIAGGIO APOSTOLICO IN MESSICO, DOVE HO POTUTO INCONTRARE NUMEROSI FEDELI E RAPPRESENTANTI DI QUELLE CARE POPOLAZIONI AMMIRANDONE LA FEDE E IL DESIDERIO DI CRESCITA SPIRITUALE E SOCIALE, ESPRIMO A LEI, SIGNOR PRESIDENTE, IL MIO CORDIALE SALUTO ED ASSICURO UNA SPECIALE PREGHIERA PER IL BENE, LA SERENITA’ E LA PROSPERITA’ DELLA DILETTA NAZIONE ITALIANA, ALLA QUALE INVIO LA  MIA AFFETTUOSA BENEDIZIONE

                                                                   FRANCISCUS PP.

(from Vatican Radio)

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