Pope Francis is urging people of good will to fight the "folly of terrorism", following Monday's lorry attack on a Christmas market that left 12 people dead and a further 48 injured.
In a telegram sent on Tuesday to Archbishop Heiner Koch of Berlin by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin on the Pope's behalf, the cardinal said the Pope is praying for the people killed and injured by "the terrible act of violence."
Francis joins "all men of good will" who have committed themselves to efforts "so that the murderous folly of terrorism finds no more room in our world," the telegram said.
