Papal Foundation Announces Nearly $15 Million in Global Grants, Humanitarian Aid

The Papal Foundation, a US-based charity dedicated to Catholic projects around the world, will be handing out nearly $15 million in grants, scholarships, and charitable aid to more than 100 projects in several dozen countries by 2024, according to a press release.

The grants and scholarships will go to "providing for basic needs such as access to clean water," "constructing schools and renovating classrooms," "translating Church teachings for evangelization," and "restoring Churches, convents, and seminaries in desperate need of repairs," the Washington Post reports.

The Papal Foundation was founded 35 years ago in response to a wish from Pope John Paul II.Stewards with the organization donate their personal money to support projects specifically identified and requested by the pope, who is made aware of needs through his nuncios, or ambassadors, around the world.

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