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Pope Francis called the parents of executed American photojournalist James Foley, a Vatican spokesman announced.
Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi said the Pope called John and Diane Foley to console them on their loss and assure them that they are in his prayers.
He added the Foleys were 'deeply moved and grateful'. The Foleys received the call in the afternoon on Thursday, New Hampshire time, while the Pope was at the Vatican. He just recently returned from a trip to South Korea.
The Foleys have been in mourning since Tuesday, when a video was posted online showing the gruesome beheading of their son by affiliates of terrorist-group ISIS.
James Foley had been missing for two years, after he was kidnapped while reporting in Syria.
On Wednesday, his grieving parents gave a press conference outside their Rochester, New Hampshire home, where a yellow ribbon was hung on the front door.
'We are very proud of Jim. He was a courageous, fearless journalist. The best of America,' Diane Foley said. 'He was driven by the (Syrian) people's deep desire for freedom and their suffering.'
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Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi said the Pope called John and Diane Foley to console them on their loss and assure them that they are in his prayers.
He added the Foleys were 'deeply moved and grateful'. The Foleys received the call in the afternoon on Thursday, New Hampshire time, while the Pope was at the Vatican. He just recently returned from a trip to South Korea.
The Foleys have been in mourning since Tuesday, when a video was posted online showing the gruesome beheading of their son by affiliates of terrorist-group ISIS.
James Foley had been missing for two years, after he was kidnapped while reporting in Syria.
On Wednesday, his grieving parents gave a press conference outside their Rochester, New Hampshire home, where a yellow ribbon was hung on the front door.
'We are very proud of Jim. He was a courageous, fearless journalist. The best of America,' Diane Foley said. 'He was driven by the (Syrian) people's deep desire for freedom and their suffering.'
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