Pope donates ‘$515,000 to South Sudan’
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he Vatican has announced that it is donating about $515,000 ($400,000) towards aid projects in South Sudan, AFP news agency reports.
The move comes after Pope Francis dropped plans to visit South Sudan because of security fear in a country hit by myriad conflicts since it gained independence from Sudan in 2011.
The $515,000 would be spent on two hospitals run by nuns, a teacher training programme and a project to buy seeds and tools for some 2,500 farming families.
Speaking at a press conference at the Vatican, Ghana’s Bishop Peter Turkson said the aid was a “concrete sign” of the pontiff’s closeness to the people of South Sudan.
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He added that,”the Holy Father does not forget the victims that no-one is listening to in this bloodthirsty and inhumane conflict.”
Source: bbc.com