Post by Jaga on Apr 28, 2019 5:28:53 GMT -7
the pope wants to draw attention to these people who have been forgotten.
www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ny-pope-francis-donates-500g-to-migrants-at-us-mexico-border-20190428-j3vi27gvajbuze7c4og4yfob4e-story.html
Charity begins at Vatican City.
Pope Francis donated $500,000 on Saturday to assist Central American migrants currently in Mexico. The money is allotted to help migrant communities amid supposed waning publicity.
“Media coverage of this emergency has been decreasing and as a result, aid to migrants by the government and private individuals has also decreased,” read a Vatican statement.
The funds are expected to be meted out to 27 projects associated with 16 Mexican dioceses and congregations. The money will be used for food, lodging and basic necessities, reported ABC News.
“In recent months, thousands of migrants have arrived in Mexico, having traveled more than (2,500 miles) on foot and with makeshift vehicles from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala,” read a press release from Peter’s Pence, the organization that’s distributing the funds. “Men and women, often with young children, flee poverty and violence, hoping for a better future in the United States. However, the U.S. border remains closed to them.”
The cash is directed to aid the 75,000 migrants who have arrived in Mexico since 2018.
Peter’s Pence’s funds are earmarked “to provide the Holy Father with the financial means to respond to those who are suffering as a result of war, oppression, natural disaster and disease," according to its website
www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ny-pope-francis-donates-500g-to-migrants-at-us-mexico-border-20190428-j3vi27gvajbuze7c4og4yfob4e-story.html
Charity begins at Vatican City.
Pope Francis donated $500,000 on Saturday to assist Central American migrants currently in Mexico. The money is allotted to help migrant communities amid supposed waning publicity.
“Media coverage of this emergency has been decreasing and as a result, aid to migrants by the government and private individuals has also decreased,” read a Vatican statement.
The funds are expected to be meted out to 27 projects associated with 16 Mexican dioceses and congregations. The money will be used for food, lodging and basic necessities, reported ABC News.
“In recent months, thousands of migrants have arrived in Mexico, having traveled more than (2,500 miles) on foot and with makeshift vehicles from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala,” read a press release from Peter’s Pence, the organization that’s distributing the funds. “Men and women, often with young children, flee poverty and violence, hoping for a better future in the United States. However, the U.S. border remains closed to them.”
The cash is directed to aid the 75,000 migrants who have arrived in Mexico since 2018.
Peter’s Pence’s funds are earmarked “to provide the Holy Father with the financial means to respond to those who are suffering as a result of war, oppression, natural disaster and disease," according to its website