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27/12/2016

Nell’anniversario del ritorno alla Casa del Padre di Sua Maestà il Re Francesco II di Borbone delle Due Sicilie, S.A.R. il Principe Carlo di Borbone delle Due Sicilie, Duca di Castro e Capo della Real Casa ne ricorda le altissime qualità di Sovrano illuminato, sempre vicino alle esigenze del suo amato popolo, la fede profonda vissuta con sincera partecipazione agli insegnamenti cristiani e gli ideali di convivenza pacifica tra le Nazioni che hanno sempre ispirato la sua condotta di uomo e di Capo di Stato.

TORINO – DONATION TO THE PRO INFANTIA DERELICTA

20/12/2016

Torino – 16 December 2016 – The Delegation of the Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta Region made a generous donation of food and funds to the Pro Infantia Derelicta, an organization that welcomes and cares for abandoned minors.
The initiative, organized by the Vicar Delegate, Cav. Dott. Rodolfo Baschirotto, was carried out thanks to the generous participation of numerous knights from the Delegations of Torino, Aosta, Alessandria, Asti and Cuneo, all of whom contributed in a spirit of great generosity.
The event was followed by Christmas Mass, concelebrated by Knight of Grace Don Diego Maritano and the former Rector of the Basilica of Saints Maurizio and Lazzaro of Torino, Don Salvatore Ormando and Knight Don Piccoli of Alessandria. Knights and Dames of the Piedmont Delegation and dignitaries of the territory were also present, including Gen. Massimo Biagini, Commander of the Taurinense Brigade and Ing. Giovanni Maria Ferraris, Councilman for the Piedmont Region.

TRIVENETO DELEGATION – CHRISTMAS GIFT PACKAGES PROVIDED TO NEEDY FAMILIES IN THE PROVINCE OF GORIZIA

19/12/2016

Gorizia – 17 December 2016 – This year also, the Vice Delegate of the Triveneto region, Knight Commander Giorgio Miccoli, delivered twenty-five Christmas gift packages to be distributed to needy families throughout the territory of Gorizia. The families were selected thanks to the assistance of priests from the Diocese of Gorizia with whom the Delegation has been working for several years.
Other small gifts and panettoni were donated to a Nursery School in Monfalcone, also chosen according to the advice of the diocese.
These donations, organized by the Vice Delegate, are part of the project “The Hunger of our Neighbor” sponsored by the Grand Master.

SICILY DELEGATION – ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER

19/12/2016

The Sicilian Delegation has organized and carried out numerous activities during the month of December.
To share with the needy the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and commemorate the founding of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the Sicilian Delegation organized a meal for 70 needy people in the Oratory of “Suor Florenzia” in the Church of St. Francis of Paola in Catania. The parish priest especially appreciated the delegation’s initiative in preparing and delivering meals to the needy residents of the Civita area of the city who, for various reasons, were not able to attend the event.
As previously announced, the new project of Solidarity carried out by the “Constantinian Angels” to provide humanitarian aid to the homeless by bringing them moral and material support was repeated on December 14. On that evening over 50 packages of basic necessities were provided to the homeless leading to a touching and emotional exchange between the Angels and the needy.
The traditional distribution that is part of the project “Crumbs of Health” was carried out in Monreale also on the 14th. On that occasion, given the approaching Christmas season, in addition to such normal products for infants as milk, cookies, homogenized baby food and more, small children were also given panettoni and pandori along with best wishes for a peaceful Christmas with their family. The initiative Crumbs of Health was then repeated on the 17th in Noto at the soup kitchen of San Corrado and in Palermo.

SICILY DELEGATION – FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR A SICILIAN FAMILY

19/12/2016

For more than a year the Sicilian Delegation has been providing help to the young child Salvatore Badagliacca, who suffers from a rare disease, the Arnold-Chiari malformation, a lack of development of the rear of the skull.
The Delegation has paid for several trips for Salvatore and his family to the Meier Pediatric Hospital in Florence for medical examinations. In January 2017 Salvatore will finally undergo surgery which we hope may cure his condition.
The Delegation, together with the Archbishop of Monreale, will be paying for his trip this time also and will provide additional funds to his family.