Silvio Berlusconi was an energetic protagonist of political life, Pope Francis said after the former four-time prime minister and centre right leader died aged 86 on Monday.
Berlusconi with Francis’ predecessor, Benedict XVI.
Francis, the Vatican said, has sent a telegram of condolences to Berlusconi’s family voicing “heartfelt participation in the mourning for the loss of a protagonist of Italian political life, who held public responsibilities with energetic temperament”.
“His Holiness,” the telegram stressed, “invokes from the Lord eternal peace for him and consolation of heart for those who mourn his passing. I join in the condolences with fervent remembrance in prayer.”
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