Press Release

Communiqué of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity

Proximity to the poor also through dental care

A protocol of understanding signed by the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, the UniCamillus University and the “Madonna della Fiducia” Clinic

Vatican City, 7 September 2023 – A proximity that takes shape even in the smallest and apparently marginal aspects of existence. Yesterday, the Dicastery for the Service of Charity signed a memorandum of understanding with the UniCamillus International Medical University and the “Madonna della Fiducia” Clinic in Rome for the provision of dental care to the homeless, who are already being treated for all other ailments at the “Mother of Mercy” Outpatient Clinic.

Thanks to this agreement, clarified the Almoner of His Holiness, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the poor people who turn to the “Mother of Mercy” Outpatient Clinic, after an initial assessment, will then receive the necessary treatment at the “Madonna della Fiducia” Clinic in the Appio Latino district.