On Wednesday, the Dicastery for the Service of Charity and Cross Catholic Outreach launched the Road Trip for Hope initiative at the Vatican.<\/p>\n
The popemobile, the pope\u02bcs special vehicle, will begin a charity tour of the United States.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday at the Vatican, representatives of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity and Cross Catholic Outreach launched the \u201cAmerican Catholic Heroes: The Road Trip for Hope\u201d initiative. According to the official Vatican News outlet, the initiative, which will run from June to July this year, will travel from New York to California to raise funds for victims of war and to promote the dicastery\u02bcs charitable work.<\/p>\n
The tour will also coincide with the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.<\/p>\n
Archbishop Luis Mar\u00edn de San Mart\u00edn, prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, handed the keys over to the president of Cross Catholic Outreach, Michele Sagarino. That same day, Sagarino also met with Pope Leo XIV after his weekly general audience.<\/p>\n
Before the audience, she spoke with Vatican Radio about the partnership between her organization and the Holy See. She reflected on Leo\u02bcs recent trip to Africa and the similarities between her organization\u02bcs work and his closeness to the vulnerable.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt couldn\u02bct have been more appropriate for the work that Cross Catholic Outreach does \u2014 talking about his journey in Africa, being with those who are vulnerable, standing up for them, and also bringing the faith closer to them,\u201d Sagarino said of Leo\u02bcs recent catechesis. \u201cI think that\u02bcs very similar to what we do at Cross Catholic Outreach as well. We have worked since our inception in 90 countries and helped with almost $5 billion worth of aid.\u201d<\/p>\n
San Mart\u00edn at the event launching the initiative thanked Sagarino and Cross Catholic Outreach for their \u201clong collaboration with the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, generously supporting it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The popemobile that will embark on the U.S. tour was entrusted to the dicastery by Pope Francis to raise funds for those in need.<\/p>\n
This article was originally published on EWTN News English.<\/p>\n