Pope donates '$515,000 to South Sudan'
The 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 fears 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.
He added:
"The Holy Father does not forget the victims that no-one is listening to in this bloodthirsty and inhumane conflict."
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