Vatican Connections: Pope sends money to Africans suffering from floods

Noel Ocol

Monday, March 25, 2019

Welcome back for another weekly edition of Vatican Connections.
A lot of interesting headlines have been coming from the Vatican this past week. Here are some of the stories we bring to you on tonight’s show.
  • The pope sends some big money to help the southern African countries struck by flooding in recent weeks. We’ll tell you how much and where the money went.
  • A highly significant and much-anticipated document finally gets signed at the Marian shrine of Loreto on Monday.
  • The official resignation of a French cardinal convicted of abuse cover-up is rejected by the pope.
  • And this week in the history of the Vatican: We look back at the letter which caused a scandal that rocked the Vatican’s communication department.
Find all that and more on this edition of Vatican Connections.


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