Homeless Archives

Even when on vacation, pope’s charity point man is helping the poor

Aug 18, 2020

The pope’s right hand man for charity, Polish Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, used his vacation to take 11 homeless people from the streets of Rome to a beach not far from the Italian capital.

By Paulina Guzik Inés San Martín

What Catholicism didn’t do amid COVID shouldn’t obscure what it did

Jul 8, 2020

ROME – When we look back at the Catholic experience of the coronavirus, it will be tempting for closures and suspensions to be what we remember most. In many parts of the world Catholics were unable to attend Mass for months, driving some of them online for worship and others

By John L. Allen Jr.

UV lights, ozone cleaners, sanitizers help shelter keep homeless safe

Jun 22, 2020

Six decades after its founding, Camillus House has grown from a small overnight shelter into a full-service center, spread across a series of new buildings and offering a comprehensive system of care for the poor and homeless.

By Tom Tracy

Once homeless himself, shelter director helping others turn lives around

Jun 14, 2020

The St. Francis shelter serves the homeless in Tuscon.

By Michael Brown

On anniversary of daring move to restore electricity, migrants thank ‘Pope’s Robin Hood’

May 13, 2020

A year ago, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the head of Pope Francis’s charitable office, became the pope’s Robin Hood when he broke the law to help those most in need.

By Paulina Guzik Inés San Martín

Addressing ‘street papers,’ pope points to pandemic’s impact on the poor

Apr 27, 2020

The serious economic and social impact of the coronavirus pandemic is seen most clearly in the lives of the poor, the pope said in a message to people who write and distribute “street papers.”

By Cindy Wooden