Pope Leo says his ‘compassion and solidarity’ is with victims of Swiss nightclub fire

Pope Leo sent a telegram on Friday to the bishop of Sion to express his condolences (Picture: Maria Grazia Picciarella/Shutterstock)

The pope has offered prayers for the families of victims in the horrific New Year’s Eve fire which has killed at least 40 people and injured more than 100 in Switzerland.

Leo XIV said his ‘compassion and solidarity’ was with ‘the loved ones of the victims’ of the blaze which ripped through the crowded Le Constellation bar at the ski resort of Crans-Montana.