An Post sends 4,000 sympathy cards from Irish people to Vatican following death of Pope Francis
Ireland’s Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor and An Post Postperson, Mark O’Neill with 4,000 sympathy cards from Irish people, ready for delivery to the Vatican in Rome. Pic: Maxwells
An Post has sent almost 4,000 sympathy cards from Irish people to the Vatican following the death of Pope Francis.
An Post sent the cards free of charge.
Welcoming An Post’s special arrangement for customers, Ireland’s Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor said: “To post a card is very often to post a thought, a feeling, a part of ourselves.
"That is what I see in this beautiful initiative, facilitated by An Post, to send your Mass Cards to Rome.
“They are more than a gesture of remembrance. They are a sign of attachment to a person who had a special place in many Irish hearts. They carry with them your prayers for Pope Francis, but they carry, too, your love and appreciation of what he meant in your lives.
"May God bless all those who have participated!,” he said.
