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Pope Leo Sends 80 Generators, Thousands of Medicines to Ukraine
Three lorries delivered 80 generators and thousands of medicines to help Ukrainians endure energy shortages and freezing temperatures, with more aid shipments planned, Vatican officials said.
- On Feb. 9, Pope Leo XIV dispatched 80 electric generators and thousands of medical supplies to Ukraine, with three trucks leaving the Basilica of Saint Sophia in Rome and reaching Fastiv and Kyiv.
- At the General Audience on Wednesday, 4 February, Pope Leo XIV urged action after bombings struck energy infrastructure and bishops appealed amid war and minus 15 degrees Celsius cold.
- The Dicastery for the Service of Charity, led by Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, organised deliveries with Banco Farmaceutico and will distribute medicines through parish networks of Ukrainian dioceses.
- Many people have been forced to leave their homes to find warmth, as displaced civilians using heated shelters receive hot meals, while overnight operations in Odessa and Kharkiv killed a 10-year-old child.
- Vatican officials noted preparations are underway for another lorry with antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, antihypertensives and food, since Pope Leo XIV called for 'a just and lasting peace' last year.
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Vatican aid a sign of Pope Leo’s closeness to suffering Ukrainians, papal almoner says
(OSV News) — As a relentless winter descends upon wartorn Ukraine with temperatures dropping to 5 degrees Fahrenheit, the Holy See has intensified its humanitarian response to the nation’s energy and health crises. According to a Feb. 9 report by Vatican News, three trucks carrying 80 electricity generators departed Rome’s Basilica of St. Sophia, known as the church of the Ukrainians, and arrived in Kyiv and Fastiv, located 45 miles southwest of…
The aid shipment was put together in response to appeals from bishops.
Pope Leo sends 80 generators, thousands of medicines to Ukraine
Pope Leo XIV has sent 80 electric generators along with medicines and food supplies to Ukraine to help civilians cope with the effects of freezing winter temperatures and constant attacks, the Vatican said on Feb. 9.
The Pope organized the delivery of 80 power generators to Ukraine, as well as medicines and food.
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