Papal Almoner

Pope Leo XIV greets a baby at his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Leo XIV Sends Antibiotics to Children in Gaza

Oct 14, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has sent 5,000 doses of antibiotics to Gaza following the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace deal.

Market in Shevchenkove settlement in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine after a 2023 Russian rocket strike. / Credit: Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv Oblast, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

"Charity doesn’t go on vacation": Pope Leo XIV Sends Food to Families in Ukraine

Jul 19, 2025

Pope Leo XIV once again expressed his closeness to the people of Ukraine by sending packages of food destined to families who have suffered from Russia’s recent attacks.

Pope Francis blesses small mobile medical unit being donated to Ukraine. / Credit: Dicastery for the Service of Charity

Pope Francis Sends Special Christmas Gift to the People of War-torn Ukraine

Dec 19, 2024

In addition to a small mobile medical unit, the Holy Father is sending to Ukraine six ultrasound machines.

Papal almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski. | lvivadm via Wikimedia (CC BY 3.0).

Pope Francis Sends Papal Almoner to Holy Land for Christmas as a Sign of Solidarity

Dec 22, 2023

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, who serves as the papal almoner, will spend Christmas in Jerusalem, where he will join the local Christian community in praying for peace.

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, papal almoner, after cutting the ribbon on a new "Pope's Laundromat" for the homeless. | Credit: Holy See Press Office

Pope Francis Opens Two New Laundromats for the Homeless in Turin, Italy

Nov 5, 2023

The new facilities include washers and dryers, detergent, hot showers, and a full range of personal hygiene products.

Pope Leo XIV Sends Antibiotics to Children in Gaza

"Charity doesn’t go on vacation": Pope Leo XIV Sends Food to Families in Ukraine

Pope Francis Sends Special Christmas Gift to the People of War-torn Ukraine

Pope Francis Sends Papal Almoner to Holy Land for Christmas as a Sign of Solidarity

Pope Francis Opens Two New Laundromats for the Homeless in Turin, Italy

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