Tragedy in Pope’s family
On Tuesday, August 19, 2014, Pope Francis learnt that three members of his family had been killed in a car accident in Argentina.
Pope Francis is "deeply saddened" on hearing the news that three of his relatives have died in a car accident in Argentina, according to Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi.
The Pope's grandnephews, Antonio aged 8 months and Jose aged two, were killed along with their mother, 39-year-old Valeria Carmona. The Holy Father's nephew, Emanuel Horacio Bergoglio, is in hospital in critical condition.
Their car was travelling between Cordoba and Rosario when it struck a truck loaded with corn, reports say.
Emanuel Horacio, 35, is the son of the Pope's late brother, Alberto Bergoglio.
The Pope asked all to pray for his family.