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April 24, 2018

Rome's poor celebrate Pope's name day with gelato

People raise their ice cream cones donated by Pope Francis as they toast the pope at a Sant'Egidio soup kitchen in Rome April 23. In honor of his name day, the feast of St. George, the pope donated 3,000 servings of ice cream to soup kitchens and homeless shelters around Rome.
ROME (CNS) -- Cones raised in the air, the crowd gathered for dinner at the Sant'Egidio Community's soup kitchen toasted Pope Francis on his name day, the feast of St. George.
Published in International