Pope Francis' Hidden Gift Unveiled After His Passing

A few days ago, Pope Francis paid a surprise visit to Rome’s most congested prison, Regina Coeli, offering greetings to the prisoners inside. It later came to light that this act of kindness was carried out following the passing of a church official.

During his 12-year pontificate, Pope Francis regularly made trips to jails, typically arranging these visits right before Easter as a way to extend his best wishes to those incarcerated. This year followed the same pattern. He went to Regina Coeli jail where he stayed for about half an hour with around 70 people. According to reports from Business Insider, during this encounter, he conveyed his wish to spend time alongside them and mentioned that both they and their loved ones remain in his thoughts through prayer.

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The revelation about a specific act performed by the Pope emerged only following his demise. This disclosure was made by Bishop Benoni Ambarus, who served as an auxiliary bishop of Rome and was also the papal representative for prisons, accompanying Francis during his last trip.

I'm nearly out of funds.

Rai News, an Italian news outlet, covered the story after the information was revealed by Benoni Ambarus. It emerged that Pope Francis has chosen to provide financial backing for a pasta manufacturing initiative slated for implementation at the Casal del Marmo prison.

Benoni Ambarus stated to the ANSA agency, "I informed him that we have a substantial mortgage for this pasta factory, and once we succeed in paying it off, we will reduce the pasta prices, increase sales, and hire additional staff."

According to reports from Business Insider, the Pope stated: "I've nearly depleted all my funds, yet there’s still a small balance remaining in the account."

The cleric donated 200,000 euros, equivalent to around 215,000 dollars.

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