Italy and the Holy See on Thursday reached an agreement on the new headquarters of the Rome-based and Vatican-owned Bambino Gesù Hospital, one of Italy's premier children's hospitals.
The Declaration of Act Signed Today between Italy and the
Holy See on the new headquarters of the Bambino Gesù has "been
the subject of a year-long joint effort", said Cabinet Secretary
Alfredo Mantovano, at the end of the signing with Cardinal
Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State.
"Mantuan said that the agreement represents 'the outcome of
the common will to provide adequate space for children with
serious illnesses, their families, the doctors who treat them,
and research.
"When you say that politics must take care of important and serious things, this is the case."