An aide to Pope Francis defied authorities in Rome and climbed down a manhole to restore power to hundreds of people, including children, who were living without electricity and hot water for days
A cardinal and aide to Pope Francis for charitable missions climbed down a manhole to restore power to hundreds of people, including children, who were living without electricity and hot water for days in a Rome building, according to local reports.
In defiance to authorities, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski said he intervened personally Saturday evening to switch the meters back on for about 450 people, including 100 minors, who live in an abandoned state-owned building, according to ANSA news agency. "It was a desperate gesture," Krajewski, who is Vatican almoner and Francis'"charitable arm" told ANSA.
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