The Vatican Museums will be open to the public this Sunday and all proceeds will be given to the victims of the devastating 6 April earthquake that hit the central Italian region of Abruzzo.The museum - one of Italy's major tourist attractions - is usually closed on Sunday except for the last Sunday of each month, when entrance is free.
The Vatican said the move was intended to "show solidarity" with victims of the powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake that killed 295 people, left 55,000 homeless and destroyed thousands of buildings in the medieval city of L'Aquila.
The Vatican statement released on Wednesday says museum staff will also donate a day's pay to the Abruzzo quake victims.
The Italian Catholic church has pledged five million euros to rebuild L'Aquila and other quake-damaged areas of Abruzzo.
The cabinet last week approved the release of 8 billion euros for Abruzzo's reconstruction. It previously estimated this would cost at least 12 billion euros.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Disclaimer
No responsibility or liability shall attach itself to us or to the blogspot ‘Clerical Whispers’ for any or all of the articles placed here.
The placing of an article hereupon does not necessarily imply that we agree or accept the contents of the article as being necessarily factual in theology, dogma or otherwise.
Source (AKI)
SV (ED)