È atterrato alle 18.46 di ieri, venerdì 13 settembre, all’aeroporto di Roma-Fiumicino il velivolo con a bordo il Papa proveniente da Singapore. Si è così concluso il 45° viaggio internazionale di Francesco, il più lungo del pontificato. Pubblichiamo di seguito i telegrammi fatti pervenire dal Pontefice ai capi di Stato dei Paesi sorvolati.
His Majesty Sultan
Ibrahim Ismail Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar
Yang di-Pertuan Agong XVII
of Malaysia
Flying back to Rome following my Apostolic Journey to Singapore, I willingly renew my prayerful good wishes to Your Majesty and the people of Malaysia, and I invoke upon you all Divine Blessings of solidarity and joy.
Franciscus
His Majesty
Maha Vajiralongkorn Rama X
King of Thailand
Bangkok
Returning to Rome after my Apostolic Journey to Singapore, I extend good wishes to Your Majesty and the Thai people. Praying that the Country will be granted the gifts of peace and wellbeing, I invoke upon you all abundant Divine Blessings.
Franciscus
Her Excellency
Droupadi Murmu
President of the Republic
of India
New Delhi
I offer my greetings to Your Excellency and your fellow citizens as I fly over India at the conclusion of my Apostolic Journey to Singapore. Praying that the Nation will be generously blessed, I willingly invoke abundant Divine Gifts upon all Indians.
Franciscus
His Excellency Asif Ali Zardari
President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Islamabad
Travelling through your airspace as I return to Rome after my Apostolic Journey to Singapore, I send cordial wishes to Your Excellency and the Pakistani people. Please be assured of my prayers that the Almighty will bestow upon the Nation abundant Blessings.
Franciscus
His Excellency
Emomali Rahmon
President of the Republic
of Tajikistan
Dushanbe
I extend good wishes to Your Excellency and your fellow citizens as I fly across Tajikistan at the end of my Apostolic Journey to Singapore. I offer my prayers that the Nation will be graced with wellbeing and peace, and I willingly invoke Divine Blessings upon you all.
Franciscus
His Excellency
Shavkat Mirziyoyev
President of the Republic
of Uzbekistan
Tashkent
Flying over your Country on my return to Rome after my Apostolic Journey to Singapore, I offer cordial greetings to Your Excellency and the people of Uzbekistan, and I willingly invoke Divine Blessings upon the Nation.
Franciscus
His Excellency Serdar Berdimuhamedov
President of Turkmenistan
Ashgabat
I send greetings to Your Excellency and the people of Turkmenistan as I pass over your Country following my Apostolic Journey to Singapore, please be assured of my prayers that the Almighty will bestow upon the Nation abundant Blessings of peace and wellbeing.
Franciscus
His Excellency Ilham Aliyev
President of the Republic
of Azerbaijan
Baku
Following my apostolic journey to Singapore, I willingly send cordial good wishes to you and all your fellow citizens as I fly over Azerbaijan, together with the assurance of my prayers for the unity and concord of the Nation.
Franciscus
Her Excellency
Salome Zourabichvili
President of Georgia
Tbilisi
As I return to Rome having concluded my Apostolic Journey to Singapore, I offer my greetings to Your Excellency and your fellow citizens. assuring you of my prayers, I invoke upon the people of Georgia Almighty God’s Blessings.
Franciscus
His Excellency
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
President of the Republic
of Türkiye
Ankara
I once again send cordial greetings to Your Excellency as I fly over Türkiye on my return journey from Singapore to Rome, and I pray that the Nation will be blessed with the Almighty’s gifts of peace and wellbeing.
Franciscus
Her Excellency
Katerina Sakellaropoulou
President of the Hellenic
Republic
Athens
I extend warm greeetings to Your Excellency and your fellow citizens as I fly over Greece en route to Rome at the conclusion of my apostolic journey to Singapore, and I invoke upon you all an abundance of Almighty God’s Blessings.
Franciscus
His Excellency
Bajram Begaj
President of the Republic
of Albania
Tirana
Flying through Albanian airspace as I return to Rome after my apostolic journey to Singapore, I send good wishes to Your Excellency and to all Albanians, and I willingly invoke upon the Nation the Almighty’s Blessings of harmony and joy.
Franciscus
A Sua Eccellenza
On. Sergio Mattarella
Presidente della Repubblica Italiana
Palazzo del Quirinale
00187 Roma
Al rientro dal viaggio apostolico in Asia e Oceania, dove ho avuto la gioia di incontrare comunità cristiane radicate in una profonda fede, colme di fervore e di generosa dedizione al Vangelo, apprezzando la testimonianza di popoli riconciliati e ancorati a salde tradizioni spirituali, sono grato a Dio per l’esperienza ecclesiale ed interreligiosa vissuta ed esprimo di cuore a Lei, signor Presidente, ed alla diletta Nazione Italica un affettuoso pensiero unito alla preghiera al Padre Celeste per il bene ed il progresso di tutto il Paese.
Francesco