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In this April 27 interview, executives Eustace Mita and David Savage say the organization has put behind it the controversy over its decision to rescue a scandal-ridden Italian hospital. The Philadelphia-based Papal Foundation has approved a record number of grants...

The Stewards of Saint Peter’s audience with our Holy Father Pope Francis last Thursday — the first since 2019 — was a truly beautiful experience. In addition to the excitement of being together for the first time in three years, the event was made special by the...

The American charity is now led by laity, distanced from legacy of McCarrick and Bransfield. Pope Francis expressed his contentedness with being able to meet in person with members of the Papal Foundation, an American charity made up of influential donors. The...

Pope Francis praised members of the U.S.-based Papal Foundation for helping the Catholic Church build “a culture of solidarity and peace,” including by providing assistance to victims of the war in Ukraine. “As we are witnessing in these days the devastating effects...

Pope Francis expressed gratitude to The Papal Foundation for its efforts to provide aid to Ukrainians suffering amid the war in a meeting at the Vatican on Thursday. The foundation’s executive director David Savage told CNA on April 28 that it had recently approved an...

The Papal Foundation, whose mission is to serve the Holy Father and the Roman Catholic Church through faith, energy and financial resources, has awarded $798,244 in scholarships to 96 priests, brothers, sisters and lay faithful on five continents.

The Papal Foundation recently named David Savage to the role of executive director. Savage, who has a background in marketing and nonprofit leadership, will be responsible for addressing Pope Francis’ priorities for relief, education, and services for vulnerable and underserved communities around the world.

Leny and Tata Talasan prayed every night with their four daughters for a new home in El Salvador City, Philippines. Funded by a $45,000 grant from the Philadelphia-based Papal Foundation through the Daughters of Jesus congregation, the family was among 30 to build a secure new house.

Eustace Mita, president of The Papal Foundation’s Board of Trustees, said that Pope Francis’ visit to the Middle East and his call to rebuild Catholic buildings in the region, as well as his message of a unified Christian community, influenced the work done by the foundation.

The Papal Foundation has given $9.2 million in grants for 122 projects in 64 countries to support the growth of the Catholic Church and help people in need in developing nations. The international fundraising organization began in 1990 in the Philadelphia Archdiocese,...