Asunción, Paraguay, Oct 27, 2017 / 13:03 pm
In the wake of Pope Francis' 2015 trip to Paraguay, a local charity was founded in order to help feed dozens of children whose parents struggle to make ends meet.
The "Pope Francis Children's Dining Hall," belonging to the Virgin of the Rosary Parish in the Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo in Paraguay, recently marked their first anniversary feeding almost 100 children of people who work part-time. They hope to have many more anniversaries, giving love and care to the littlest ones.
Both the creation of the dining hall on Aug. 8, 2016, and its name are the fruit of Pope Francis' visit to Paraguay in July 2015, a tour in which he also visited Ecuador and Peru.
"Two years ago we had Pope Francis' visit which was very moving for many people. Because of his closeness to the people, we wanted to put his name on the dining hall," parish priest Fr. Claudio Figueredo told ACI Prensa.