Source: Zenit
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, APRIL 16, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI sent financial aid in solidarity with victims of the landslides caused by this month's torrential rains in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Through the Pontifical Council Cor Unum and the apostolic nunciature in Brazil, the Pope sent a donation of $50,000 to Archbishop Orani João Tempesta of Rio, the archdiocesan press office informed ZENIT.
The donation will be allocated "to all those who have been affected by the landslides caused by the torrential rains that devastated some favelas of the city of Rio de Janeiro," the office reported.
Article provided by ZENIT News Agency.