Pope Francis has donated 100,000 euros for migrants stranded at the border between Poland and Belarus, the Vatican announced on Tuesday January 18.
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“
The Holy Father has decided to send a contribution of 100,000 euros to help the groups of migrants stranded between Poland and Belarus
,” said in a press release the dicastery (ministry) for the service of Integral Human Development, organ of the Holy See, particularly in charge of refugees. This donation also aims to "
help (the Catholic NGO) Caritas Poland to deal with the migratory emergency at the border between the two countries
", he adds.
Since last summer, thousands of migrants, mainly from the Middle East and in particular from Iraq, have crossed or tried to cross, from Belarus, the eastern border of the European Union in Latvia, Lithuania or Poland .
Pope Francis, who regularly makes humanitarian donations, has made the defense of migrants and asylum seekers a priority of his pontificate, multiplying calls for "
welcome
" addressed to European leaders.
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