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Pope Francis has established a Committee on distribution of donations for the residents of Ukraine affected by the hostilities in the East of the country.
Pope Francis has established a special Committee for distribution of donations for the residents of Ukraine affected by the hostilities in the East of the country. It is reported by Vatican Radio, writes “UKRINFORM”.
In particular we are talking about the funds collected during Church Services Catholic churches of Europe on Sunday, April 24 for a special prosobee the head of the Catholic Church Pope.
A new Committee was created a few days before the official visit to Ukraine Secretary of state of the Vatican cardinal Pietro parolin, like in connection with it 5 channel. According to official data, he will be in Ukraine from 15 to 20 June. The foreign Minister of the Vatican will meet with the President of Ukraine on 17 June.
The Director of the press service of the Vatican, father Federico Lombardi during a press conference with journalists said the amount of aid collected for Ukraine, but said that allocation of funds will not depend on religion or ethnicity of the victims.
Official representatives of this charity project are the State Secretariat of the Vatican and the so-called Pontifical Council with the mediation of the Vatican Embassy (Nunciature) in Ukraine.
It is expected that will lead this Committee Bishop assistant to the Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia diocese Yang Sobilo. The Committee will act for one year, and, if necessary, its powers will be extended. Office of the new Committee will be located within the Kharkiv-Zaporizhia diocese.