US EditionPope Francis donated €200,000 to prisoners from personal account before he died
- Seven inmates from Roman institutions may attend Pope Francis's burial ceremony scheduled for Saturday, April 26.
- This possibility honors Francis's consistent focus on the incarcerated throughout his pontificate.
- He frequently visited prisons, washed feet, and rejected defining individuals by worst mistakes.
- Monsignor Benoni Ambarus, known as Don Ben, called the inmates the Pope's "most beloved sons".
- The initiative reflects his papacy's essence and received penitentiary administration support contingent on security.
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The Pope's last gesture: to whom did he give his last 200,000 euros?
A bishop who accompanied Pope Francis on his last visit to prison has revealed that the late leader of the Holy Church dedicated his final gift to the prisoners. He gave them more than 200,000 euros from his personal bank account. "He gave everything he had. And now I have learned that his funeral will be covered by a benefactor," said Bishop Benoni Ambarus.
What the Pope did with the money saved before he died: “I almost ran out of money, but I still have something in my account”
Before his death on Monday, Pope Francis made a personal donation for the benefit of prisoners worth 200,000 euros, “his last possessions,” Bishop Benoni Ambarus, who is in charge of the penitentiary ministry and charity in Rome, said on Wednesday.
Before he died, the Pope donated his last 200,000 euros to a prison, as part of his commitment to prisoners
The money, from Francisco's personal account, will be destined for a pasta factory in a penitentiary facility in Rome, which had difficulty dealing with its mortgage.
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