Vatican donates 50,000 euros to Lesvos

The Vatican announced a donation of 50,000 euros to the earthquake victims of Lesvos, where the natural disaster recently devastated the island and saw more than 1,000 homes severely damaged.

The announcement was made on Sunday through the Vatican's Apostolic Nunciature in Athens, which said in a statement that Pope Francis made the decision because ''he feels very close to the earthquake victims on the island of Lesvos and has donated 50,000 euros to be used as relief for the victims, according to the judgment of Archbishop Nikolaos."

The donation comes after the Archbishop of Naxos, Tinos, Andros and Mykonos, Nikolaos, as Apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Chios, asked the Apostolic Nunciature in Greece to inform Pope Francis about the earthquake in Lesvos. The representative of the Pope in Greece immediately informed Pope Francis and the above donation was made.

In the coming days, Archbishop Nikolaos will visit Lesvos to deliver the donation in the name of the Pope, "as proof of his love for the earthquake victims in Lesvos."