Pope Sends Antibiotics To Gaza Along With Help

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JAKARTA - Pope Leo XIV has ordered the delivery of 5,000 doses of antibiotics for children in Gaza as humanitarian assistance, as aid comes into the region after two years of conflict.

The aid, which was channeled through the Papal Charity Office, aims to provide urgent medical support for the youngest victims in Gaza, according to a Vatican News report.

According to the Vatican, the drugs have been distributed to those in need with the help of Jerusalem's Latin Patriarchate.

"We carried out a message from the Call for Apostolik Dilexi te, dedicated to the poor," said Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Prefecture of Dikasteri for Charity Services reported by ANTARA from Anadolu, Wednesday, October 15.

He emphasized the importance of concrete actions and concern for those in need, and emphasized that the mission of the Church can only be trusted if it is realized through concrete actions of closeness and acceptance.

The Vatican noted that Pope Leo's actions were possible after the reopening of crossings that allowed humanitarian aid to reach Gaza, marking what the Pope recently described as a short of hope' for the Holy Land.

In addition to Gaza, the Pope's charity efforts also continue in Ukraine, where aid deliveries coordinated by the Santa Sof Way Basilica in Rome are still ongoing.

Trucks carrying food, oil, cleaning products, and other basic necessities have recently reached Kharkiv city.

The Vatican said the shipment was part of a sustainable humanitarian response to the war, which also includes sending electric generators and warm clothes to help civilians face a tough winter.

Through this act of solidarity, the Pope seeks to "approach to the suffering and sadness of those who have been exhausted by years of war," the Vatican statement added.