Italy suffered six deaths – out of a total of 40 – and 13 seriously injured in the fire at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana on New Year’s Eve, and two weeks later their tragic fate continues to concern the entire nation. On Thursday, the victims’ relatives were first received at the government palace by Giorgia Meloni’s Secretary of State Alfredo Mantovano, Justice Minister Carlo Nordio, other ministers and Italy’s Attorney General; The parents of the dead and injured had previously received an audience with Pope Leo XIV. The meeting with the church leader was primarily about comfort and compassion. But in the conversation with Nordio and the Attorney General there was also more.
