MEXICO – The Vatican said Pope Francis donated $500,000 (£387,000) to help migrants stranded in Mexico as they try to reach the United States border.
The money comes from church collections around the world.
The Pope previously criticized US President Donald Trump for building a wall to keep migrants out.
The US put pressure on Mexican government to stem the so-called caravans of people from Central America heading north.
Last week officials detained nearly 400 migrants travelling through Mexico’s southern Chiapas state trying to reach the US. (BBC)
