"In the summer months, the Apostolic Charity did not go on vacation".
This was communicated by the Pope's own 'arm of charity'. In these days the Almsman, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, delivered 15,000 ice creams to the inmates of the Regina Coeli prison and those of Rebibbia.
Then "as every year, small groups of homeless people, or housed in dormitories, were taken to the sea or the lake, at Castel Gandolfo, for an afternoon of relaxation and a dinner in a pizzeria".
Also donated tools to tackle Covid in the poorest countries.
"The poorest populations of other nations have certainly not been forgotten - communicates the Apostolic Almsgiving in a note - who, through the reporting and mediation of the Apostolic Nuncios, receive drugs, lung respirators and medical material sent directly from the Vatican. through the diplomatic courier of the Holy See ". In August, a tomograph was purchased for Madagascar, worth around 600,000 dollars, and the preparation of refurbished or newly built medical clinics was completed, for almost 2,000,000 euros, in three of the poorest countries of the country. 'Africa. "The corporal and spiritual works of mercy are found in the Gospel" and "if they are valid for every Christian, they are even more precious indications for regulating all the actions of theCharitable office of the Holy Father ", concludes the note.