VATICAN CITY, Jan 2, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Pope Francis on Thursday expressed condolences to the archbishop of New Orleans over the attack in the US city that killed at least 15 people, in a note sent by the Vatican.

"His holiness Pope Francis was deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and injury caused by the attack," wrote the Vatican's secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, to Archbishop Gregory Aymond, adding that the pope "prays for the healing and consolation of the injured and bereaved".