Bruno Serato, an Italian restaurant owner in Anaheim, CA, found hope when firefighters recovered a silver crucifix from his burned restaurant. According to Serato, the crucifix was a gift from Pope Francis. He took it as a divine sign to persevere.
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Chef Serato now operates a new restaurant but with a mission. He serves paying customers at night and feeds the hungry during the day.
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“We do that every day, and now we prepare 5,000 plates of pasta and deliver to 90 locations. We have served more than 3 million kids,” he commented.
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Chef Serato also offers employment to teens in need of jobs, helps find housing for the homeless.
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Bruno sees his work as honoring Pope Francis’ legacy of helping those in need.
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“I have to keep doing what I’m doing,” he said with humor, “if I don’t he will come down!”
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h/t: NC Register
Photos: Bruno Serato
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