MOFA sincerely thanks Pope Leo XIV for publicly extending sympathies to Taiwan over losses caused by Typhoon Ragasa

MOFA sincerely thanks Pope Leo XIV for publicly extending sympathies to Taiwan over losses caused by Typhoon Ragasa

• Date：2025-09-29
• Data Source：Department of European Affairs

September 29, 2025
No. 374

During a Jubilee mass on the morning of September 28, Pope Leo XIV offered a special prayer for those affected by Typhoon Ragasa, including the victims, the missing, the displaced, and rescue workers, in Taiwan and other countries.

In July, Pope Leo XIV extended public condolences to Taiwan on the devastation caused by Typhoon Danas and instructed the Holy See's Dicastery for the Service of Charity to provide aid to those impacted. His public expression of sympathies to Taiwan in the aftermath of Typhoon Ragasa reaffirms the profound friendship between Taiwan and the Holy See.

On behalf of President Lai Ching-te, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung sincerely thanks Pope Leo XIV for his concern over losses caused by Typhoon Ragasa and for his prayers in the spirit of compassion and benevolence. Moving forward, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to collaborate with the Holy See to promote humanitarian assistance and charity work, thereby jointly advancing the universal values shared by all humankind. (E)