On October 17th, 20 Bulgarian children, the orphans of policemen and firemen who died while working, will be at a general audience with the Pope, along with the president of the Bulgarian Bishops, mgr. Hristo Projkov, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Bulgaria, Rumen Petkov, and the police and fire brigade leaders. Their visit to Rome is part of a broader campaign, promoted by the Bulgarian Ministry of Internal Affairs, for the children of policemen, which began two years ago. Even the patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Maksim, gave his blessing to this visit of Saint Peter’s. "We are extremely glad that these children may meet the Pope so that His blessing and the Lord’s grace may alleviate their suffering", said the apostolic nuncio to Bulgaria, mgr. Giuseppe Lenza. "Heart-felt support" to the campaign was expressed by the president of the Bulgarian Bishops Conference, mgr. Hristo Projkov, who last Easter had already taken part in a video with the representatives of all the confessions existing in Bulgaria, also for the children of policemen and firemen who died while working.” ” ” “
