Pope Francis has sent a telegram to Boston’s Archbishop Sean O’Malley to express his sorrow in the wake of the bombing of the Boston Marathon yesterday.

According to the Vatican Information Service, the Pope sent his message through Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., in the form of a telegram.

“Deeply grieved by news of the loss of life and grave injuries caused by the act of violence perpetrated last evening in Boston, His Holiness Pope Francis wishes me to assure you of his sympathy and closeness in prayer,” the telegram read.

” In the aftermath of this senseless tragedy, His Holiness invokes God’s peace upon the dead, his consolation upon the suffering, and his strength upon all those engaged in the continuing work of relief and response. At this time of mourning the Holy Father prays that all Bostonians will be united in a resolve not to be overcome by evil, but to combat evil with good (cf. Rom 12:21), working together to build an ever more just, free and secure society for generations yet to come.”

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