Pope marks 86th birthday giving awards for charity


Pope Francis reacts as he receives flowers from a nun during his 86th birthday celebration as he meets with the delegation of Mother Teresa Award at the Vatican, December 17, 2022. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis marked his 86th birthday on Saturday by rewarding three people involved in charity work, including a homeless man who gives other street dwellers part of the alms he receives.

The pope gave the three the Mother Teresa Prize as recognition of their different forms of charity. The nun, who died in 1997, worked among the poorest people in India and founded the Missionaries of Charity.

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