Pope’s relatives killed in car crash

Pope Francis was deeply grieved, the Vatican’s official broadcasting service said yesterday, after the deaths of three relatives killed when their car slammed into the back of a truck on a highway in central Argentina. 

A nephew of the Pope, Emanuel Bergoglio, who was driving the car was in serious condition following the accident just after midnight on Monday. The nephew’s wife, 35, and two children aged 2 years and 8 months died.

“The pope has been informed and is deeply grieved by the tragic news. He asks all those who share his pain to join with him in prayer,” said a statement on the website of Radio Vaticana.