CNA Staff, Sep 19, 2020 / 03:00 am
Pope Francis has made a surprise donation to struggling poultry workers in Italy.
The regional newspaper Il Quotidiano del Molise reported Sept. 18 that the pope donated 10,000 euros (almost $12,000) after he heard about the plight of the employees in Bojano, a town in the province of Campobasso in south-central Italy.
Fr. Alberto Conti, director of Caritas in the Diocese of Trivento, explained that the pope was moved when he heard that 273 workers face an uncertain future as a government subsidy that they are currently receiving is due to expire in November.
Conti met with Pope Francis Sept. 15, according to a report on the website L'Eco dell'Alto Molise.