Pope consoles relatives of victims of 2018 stampede (Vatican Press Office)

Speaking of the victims of the nightclub stampede, Pope Francis said, “How many times have they invoked her in the Hail Mary: ‘Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death’! And even though in those chaotic moments they were unable to do so, Our Lady does not forget, she does not forget our petitions: she is our Mother.”