US EditionPope Leo Expresses 'Compassion' for Swiss Fire Victims' Families
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Leo XIV mourns for victims of fire in Swiss bar on New Year's eve
Pope Leo XIV. | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 2, 2026 / 18:07 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV expressed his closeness and compassion to the families of the victims of a fire that broke out in the early hours of Jan. 1 at a bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana in Switzerland.Nearly 300 people were celebrating New Year’s Eve at the Le Constellation bar when the fire spread rapidly from the basement to the upper part of the establishment, causing a subsequent…
The untenable wait is now close to 48 hours in Crans-Montana. Forty people have died in the fire of a bar in a Swiss station. Not all the victims have yet been identified, including among the wounded. Their relatives are engaged in a macabre marathon in search of the slightest information. According to the Swiss authorities, for the moment 113 wounded have been formally identified, mostly Swiss, French and Italian. (International).
Pope Leo XIV has expressed his condolences to the victims and their families of the fire that broke out in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on January 1, Vatican News reported. The New Year’s Eve tragedy in a bar in the Alpine ski resort left around 40 people dead and around 115 injured. In a telegram written in French, the pope expressed his sympathy and concern for the families of the victims. Pope Leo “prays to the Lord that he may welcome the dec…
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