The Pope offered his 'profound condolences' to victims of a nightclub fire in North Macedonia which killed 59 people, in a telegram from his hospital in Rome.
* Pope Francis sent condolences for the victims of a nightclub fire in Kocani, North Macedonia, that killed at least 59 and injured over 150, mostly young people.
* The fire at the Pulse club, where around 1,500 people were attending a concert, may have been caused by pyrotechnics igniting the ceiling.
* The Pope assured remembrance in prayer for those who lost their lives and invoked comfort for those suffering.
* The wounded were transported to local hospitals in Kocani, Stip, and Skopje.
* North Macedonia's Prime Minister called it a difficult and sad day and asked for unity.
* Pope Francis is battling pneumonia and kidney failure but his condition is stable.
