Blood donors to attend Jubilee Audience on Saturday
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis
will hold his second “Jubilee Audience” in St. Peter’s Square.
During the event, the Italian
Federation of Blood Donors (FIDAS) will be holding their Jubilee
Pilgrimage, with over 25,000 people affiliated with the organization expected
to be in attendance.
FIDAS is using the occasion
to celebrate the success of their efforts since their participation in the 2000
Jubilee with St. John Paul II.
"Since the Jubilee of
2000, the transfusion system has been profoundly changed, " said Aldo
Ozino Caligaris, National President of FIDAS.
"In the past 15 years,
we have increased voluntary participation in blood donation, and Italy has
achieved its goal of self-sufficiency,” Caligaris said. “We have also reached
our stringent targets in regards to blood quality and safety.”
He also said people should
consider the self-giving of blood donation during the Jubilee Year.
“Those who give blood
voluntarily, anonymously and freely also want to participate in the Jubilee of
Mercy, to be present during the celebration of an event important not only in
the Christian world, but for all people who work in the name of solidarity,”
Caligaris said.
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