Title: Patriarch Raï Offers Condolences for Qaraqosh Fire Victims

Maronite Patriarch Bcharra Raï expressed his condolences for the victims of the fire in Iraq. In a statement, he said, "With deep sorrow and prayer, we share in the pain of His Beatitude Mar Ignatius Joseph III Yunan and the Most Reverend Bishop of the Qaraqosh Diocese, as well as the suffering of the families of the fire victims that turned the joy of a wedding into a great mourning. We join them in prayer for the repose of the souls of the victims, the healing of the wounded, and comfort for their families in this profound sorrow," expressing "our spiritual closeness and solidarity with them in their loss, and we ask the merciful God to shower them all with His abundant mercy."