INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Here's the scoop: Pope Francis became an ice cream man for a day on Monday as Rome charity workers dished out 3,000 helpings of
gelato to the homeless and needy as his gift to them on his name day.Francis was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio and, in keeping with papal
tradition, does not celebrate his birthday, but the feast day of the saint he was named after at birth
Monday is the feast of St
(Reuters)The Vatican's alms-giving office said 3,000 ice creams would be given out in the pope's name to homeless and needy people who
use the shelters, soup kitchens, health facilities and baths for the homeless in Rome, most run by Catholic charities.Francis has in the
past treated Rome's homeless to private tours of the Vatican Museums and a day at the circus as his guest.Last year, to mark the Church's
first World Day of the Poor, he said a special Mass for about 7,000 poor people in St
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