Upended expectations in encountering the homeless
Unexpected transformations are occurring as volunteers provide haircuts for the homeless in the shadows of St. Peters.
Pope Gives 400 Sleeping Bags to Rome’s Homeless
Pope Gives 400 Sleeping Bags to Rome’s Homeless – Most people celebrate their birthdays by receiving gifts, but Pope Francis did the opposite.
Following in the path of Francis and “deep listening”
Many followers of Vincent, Louise, Elizabeth and Frederic have learned that Pope Francis has commissionsed showers for the homeless under St. Peter’s colonnades. On Monday 17th of November work will begin to renovate the public restrooms for pilgrims: there will be a space for homeless people to wash. Ten parishes in Rome will do the same. The story is simple but there are implications.