A meeting celebrating two years of implementing the charity program “Meal of Love” was held on July 27 by the Caritas Committee of Hanoi Archdiocese in Phung Khoang parish.
Priest Joseph Nguyễn Văn Hải, Director of Caritas Committee and lay Catholics of Hanoi Archdiocese at the 2nd anniversary of “Meal of Love” program
The charity program officially launched on July 26, 2022 was an initiative of Archbishop of Hanoi Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên for assisting cancer patients undergoing treatments at hospitals in Hanoi.
In 2022 and 2023, the program provided afternoon meals every Tuesday and Saturday to patients in Tan Trieu branch of the K Hospital, the Agricultural Hospital and Branch 2 of the Central Endocrinology Hospital. Each meal had a symbolic price of 5,000 VND for supporting families of disadvantaged patients.
Archbishop of Hanoi Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên meets with collaborators of “Meal of Love” program in April 2023
From 2024, the Caritas Committee under the Archdiocese of Hanoi has offered charity meals on every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday in four hospitals of K Hospital’s Tan Trieu Branch, Agriculture Hospital, National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion and Central Endocrinology Hospital. So far, the charity program has weekly provided about 1,200 charity meals for disadvantaged patients being treated at the above hospitals.
Archbishop Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên presents charity meals to patients at boarding house of K Hospital’s Tan Trieu Branch
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