The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has decided to donate excess money it gathered during Pope Francis’ five-day state and apostolic visit to the country to the pontiff himself.

CBCP president and Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas on Thursday said the excess money will be given to Pope Francis for his charity projects around the world.

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