Pope Leo remembers Cardinal Tscherrig and his great love for the Church

Pope Leo XIV has expressed his “deep condolences” upon learning of the death of Swiss Cardinal Paul Emil Tscherrig, former Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and the Republic of San Marino, who passed away Tuesday, May 12, at the age of 79.

In a telegram, the Pope conveyed his thoughts to the cardinal’s family and to the diocesan community of Sion, where Tscherrig was incardinated, and recalled with gratitude his “faithful service as a papal representative in various countries and later as a member of several dicasteries of the Holy See.”

The Holy Father remembered that Cardinal “acted generously" and "bore witness to love for the Church and for the Successor of Peter.”

Finally, Pope Leo concluded the message by entrusting the soul “of this minister of the Gospel” to God, so that He may “welcome him into the light that knows no sunset,” and invoking the intercession of the Virgin Mary, while sending the apostolic blessing to all those affected “by this sudden loss.”