Vatican refuses Leonardo funding for Bambino Gesù

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 12 - The Vatican has refused funding for its Rome children's hospital Bambino Gesù offered by Italian aerospace and defence sector giant Leonardo.
    The Holy See said Pope Francis had reiterated his condemnation of the global arms trade.
    International Catholic peace movement Pax Christi welcomed the Vatican's decision saying it was a "coherent choice".
    Sources said Leonardo, formerly called Finmeccanica, had offered a million and a half euros to the prestigious kids' hospital.
    (ANSA).