VATICAN CITY, — Archbishop Bernard Hebda says he hand-delivered letters from students at Annunciation and their families to Pope Leo on a recent trip to the Vatican.

Archbishop Hebda said the letters thanked the Pope for his prayers after the fatal mass shooting that left two children, Fletcher Merkel and Harper Moyski, dead and dozens of others injured.

"The loss of life on that occasion was horrific and the impact on students, teachers and their families traumatizing. I asked Pope Leo for his continued prayers for Sophia Forchas and the other survivors who continue their recovery, and especially his prayers for those who might find it difficult to return to Annunciation Church or even to the celebration of Mass," said the Archbishop.

It was the first meeting between Hebda and the Pope

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