Wellspring of wishes

Today, coins pile up for several days before they are fished out and taken to the Rome division of the worldwide Catholic charity Caritas, which counts the bucketfuls of change and uses them to fund a food bank, soup kitchen and welfare projects.

In 2022, Caritas collected 1.4 million euros ($1.52 million) from the fountain and it expects to have gathered even more in 2023.