Archbishop Konrad Krajewski

Pope Francis gives 2,000 poor, prisoners a day at the circus
- Jan 10, 2018
Some 2,100 of Rome’s poor, homeless, refugees, prisoners and volunteers will head to the circus courtesy of Pope Francis in yet another act of charity for those who are less fortunate.

By Elise Harris, CNA
Pope’s clinics for the poor still up and running, despite media report
- Aug 24, 2017
Despite an Italian media report on Thursday, a Vatican spokesperson told Crux there has been no interruption in services in any of the three Vatican-affiliated free medical clinics for the poor in Rome. The media report appears to have confused a situation surrounding a clinic run by an Italian non-profit organization with the pope’s own facilities.

By Crux Staff
“Pope Francis Laundry” latest initiative to help Rome’s homeless
- Apr 10, 2017
The Office of Papal Charities has announced a new laundry has been opened to allow the poor and homeless to wash their clothes for free. The project comes after previous initiatives to help the city’s street people, including washrooms and a barber shop in the colonnade of St. Peter’s Square.

By Charles Collins

Pope’s almoner reflects distinctive difference Francis has made
- Mar 10, 2017
It’s possible to consider that after the great Christian witness (martyria) of our time, St. John Paul II, and the profound teacher of the right worship of God (leitourgia), Benedict XVI, we now have a pope whose heart is manifestly open to the suffering through the practical ministry of charity (diakonia).

By Father Raymond J. de Souza
McDonald’s next to Vatican to offer free meals to the homeless
- Jan 12, 2017
McDonald’s said Thursday that it is working with the archbishop who dispenses charity on behalf of Pope Francis to provide 1,000 free lunches to the homeless who live in the area around the Vatican. The initiative will begin next Monday, with volunteers of Italian charity Medicina Solidale distributing the meals.

By Josephine McKenna
Who’s the archbishop Francis sends into the streets to help migrants?
- Oct 6, 2016
Every night, Polish Archbishop Konrad Krajewski, the pope’s personal almoner, is out in the streets of Rome providing food, water, sleeping bags and other necessities to the poor, homeless and migrant population of the city, doing it all in Francis’s name.

By Josephine McKenna