2nd Coll: Peter's Pence
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Sickle cell disease is a genetic illness that can cause serious conditions in those it affects, including strokes, infections, kidney disease, and episodes of severe pain. The Republic of Congo has one of the world’s highest cases of sickle cell disease in the world. Medicines that treat the condition are difficult to obtain, are expensive, and are rarely available in Congo, leaving vulnerable sickle cell patients— such as the children in an orphanage near Brazzaville—especially at risk of complications. In response to this urgent need, Pope Francis donated a supply of these valuable medicines to the orphanage to treat the children in its care.
Parishioner contributions to the Peter’s Pence collection help fund not only all the activities of the dicasteries of the Roman Curia that assist the pope in the exercise of his ministry but also a number of solidarity projects that aid those most in need.
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