Reggio Calabria, December 2022: fifty hot meals prepared in single portions were donated to parish Caritas of Candelora in Reggio Calabria and will be distributed to the poorest people in the territory.
Reggio Calabria – 09 December 2022. The Calabrian Delegation wanted to focus on the most needy people setting up a donation in favour of the “Piccola Opera Papa Giovanni” Association in Reggio Calabria.
The President of the Association, Dr. Pietro Siclari and the Accountable Dr. Francesca Mallamaci welcomed the Vice Delegate Dr. Aurelio Badolati, accompanied by a group of Knights of the Calabrian Delegation, at the premises of the structure located at Via a Reggio Calabria, where the reception center for mothers and minor children in need is currently located,
With the aim of supporting the necessities of the women and their children, who are guests of the reception center, the Delegation has donated shopping vouchers that can be spent at the Toys Center for the purchase of clothing, food, toys and school supplies.
Sunday 11 of December Dames, Knights, meritorious and Constantinian volunteers of the Calabrian Delegation gathered in Reggio Calabria, at the Candelora’s church, to attend the Eucharistic celebration presided by Vice Prior Father Luigi Cannizzo. At the end of the Eucharistic celebration, the Delegation came together for a fraternal dinner, that allowed the many participants to exchange Christmas greetings.
10 of january 2023, the presentation of the book “Chiesa, Vescovi e Cattedrale di Cosenza. Dalla Controriforma a fine seicento” took place at the Cathedral of Cosenza. The volume, strongly wanted by Mgr. Nole’, Archbishop in the Cosenza /Bisignano’s Diocese, recently died, tells the story of the cosentina’s Diocese, of its bishops, of the city, retracing important steps through the past centuries. The Calabrian Delegation was invited to participate in the event and Cosenza’s city Representative, Knight Giuseppe Spizzirri Marzo, greeted those attending and the organizers of the conference also on behalf of the Delegates by thanking for the attention and praising the initiative.
On January 5th, the Calabrian Delegation, adhering to the service called “Aggiungi un Posto a Tavola” by LIONS club “Polistena Brutium” of Polistena, has donated food to the Assosiation “Il Samaritano” managed by the Santa Maria Vergine of Polistena’s parish.