復興航空驚爆客機撞橋，墜毀於基隆河中，目前搜救仍在持續中，教廷國務卿皮亞托特別轉達教宗方濟各，向天主教台北總主教與台灣主教團主席洪山川發出的哀電。據教廷駐台大使館提供的訊息，方濟各向洪山川表示，「他為台北空難事件的消息感到哀痛，教宗希求洪山川向公民社會表達誠摯的哀悼，並且確保受難與失蹤家屬心靈上的完全。」方濟各表示，「他為死者永恆的平靜祈禱，並且乞求上帝賜勇氣與安慰給傷者，以及正在哀慟中的人們。」 教宗訊息原文： The following is the text of a condolence message sent on behalf of Pope Francis to Archbishop Hung Shan-chuan of Taipei to express condolences and prayers for the victims of the air crash which took place earlier today in Taipei: To the Most Reverend John Hung Shan-Chuan Archbishop of Taipei President of the Taiwan Bishops’ Conference Saddened by the news of the loss of life in the tragic airplane accident in Taipei, the Holy Father asks you kindly to convey his heartfelt condolences to the civil authorities and to assure the families of the deceased and the missing of his spiritual closeness. He prays for the eternal repose of the dead, and he invokes God’s gifts of strength and comfort upon the injured and those who are in