New law to protect the homeless is a ‘major victory’, says Catholic charity
April 28, 2017
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Caritas Anchor House describes the Homelessness Reduction Act as ‘the most significant reform in 40 years’
Pope Francis gives interview to magazine run by homeless
February 28, 2017
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In the interview, the Pope discussed society’s attitude to the homeless and marginalised
Why are addicts and outcasts so often strongly religious?
February 27, 2017
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Many people on the streets are holding fast to God when every other social tie has failed them
After an invitation to a Jubilee Mass, what next for the homeless?
November 14, 2016
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The Pope’s poignant gesture reminds us that the causes of homelessness must be addressed
Pope Francis asks homeless for forgiveness
November 11, 2016
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Speaking to 4,000 homeless people, he asked for a pardon for all those who ‘look the other way’
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November 11, 2016
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Pope tells the poor to pray for those who take advantage of them
July 6, 2016
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Addressing a crowd of homeless and impoverished pilgrims from France, the Pope instructed believers to pray for those who lack compassion
Pope Francis reveals that as a boy he wanted to be a butcher
November 6, 2015
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The Pope made the remark in an interview with a Dutch homeless man
Every homeless child is ‘a cry rising up to God’, says Francis
September 19, 2015
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Pope says he’s troubled by ‘the increasing number of young girls and women forced to earn a living on the street’
Homeless man who was daily Mass-goer is buried at the Vatican
February 26, 2015
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Willy Herteller, who was Flemish, used to urge pilgrims to go to Confession and pray daily
Vatican unveils free showers and haircuts for the homeless
February 7, 2015
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New facilities off St Peter’s Square are a way to ‘give people their dignity’, says papal almoner Archbishop Konrad Krajewski
Vatican to build showers to make life easier for the homeless
November 13, 2014
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Papal almoner says showers will be put into public loos in St Peter’s Square