US EditionPope seeks to console families of young Italian victims of New Year’s Swiss Alps bar fire
Pope Leo XIV met grieving families of 40 Italian victims, urging faith and prayer while investigations probe possible fire safety lapses at the Swiss ski resort bar.
- On Thursday, Pope Leo XIV sought to console families of Italian teenage victims killed or injured in the Swiss bar fire, meeting around two dozen relatives and urging hope amid `the darkest and most painful moments` while conceding his words were `limited and powerless`.
- Investigators say sparkling candles likely ignited the ceiling's soundproofing material at Le Constellation, while authorities probe if the material and candles met regulations and note inspections stopped in 2019.
- Six of the dead and 13 injured were Italian citizens, prompting families to meet with Italian officials demanding justice for the fire that killed 40 people and injured 116.
- Italy plans to join the Swiss criminal investigation as an injured party, demanding `full clarity` over suspected negligent behavior, while French and Italian prosecutors have opened parallel probes.
- On Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, people laid flowers in tribute after an official commemorative ceremony for the victims at Le Constellation in Crans‑Montana, Zurich, as public mourning and investigations continue.
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Catholic ReviewPope Leo comforts families of victims of Swiss Crans-Montana tragic bar fire
(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV met Jan. 15 with the families of victims of the Crans-Montana bar fire on New Year’s night, which took the lives of 40 people and injured 116 in a Swiss resort tragedy. The pontiff was “deeply moved and shocked” to meet them, he said, “at this time of great pain and suffering,” consoling them with “affection” and a message of hope. ‘Entire world’ knew of ‘terrible fire’ The “terrible fire that has captured the imaginati…
Pope Leo XIV met in Rome with the families of the Italian victims of the New Year's Eve tragedy in Switzerland and assured them of his sympathy.
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