Papal reforms will result in several changes being made at the Vatican during the coming months. Pope Francis says the Office of Papal Charities, otherwise known as the pope’s almoner, will now be headed by a cardinal. The Office oversees help for the poor. The current Papal Charities chief, Archbishop Konrad Krajewski, will be promoted. Read more
The public restrooms at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican are to have showers in which homeless people can wash. Papal almoner Archbishop Konrad Krajewski has asked the office governing the Vatican City State to include showers in an already-approved project to remodel the restrooms. Three shower stalls will be located in the restrooms a Read more
Pope Francis has ramped up the Vatican’s charity work, sending his chief alms-giver and a contingent of Swiss guards onto the streets of Rome at night to do what he usually can’t do: comfort the poor and the homeless. When he was archbishop of Buenos Aires, Pope Francis was known to sneak out at night Read more