Barber - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 14 Jun 2015 21:44:43 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Barber - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Pope Francis to open hostel for homeless in Rome https://cathnews.co.nz/2015/06/16/pope-francis-to-open-hostel-for-homeless-in-rome/ Mon, 15 Jun 2015 19:09:13 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=72704 Pope Francis is to open a hostel for the homeless in Rome, just outside the walls of the Vatican. The facility will be able to accommodate 30 people. It is Francis's latest initiative to help those sleeping rough on Rome's streets. The gesture follows the provision of a barber and showers near St Peter's Square. The hostel, Read more

Pope Francis to open hostel for homeless in Rome... Read more]]> Pope Francis is to open a hostel for the homeless in Rome, just outside the walls of the Vatican.

The facility will be able to accommodate 30 people.

It is Francis's latest initiative to help those sleeping rough on Rome's streets.

The gesture follows the provision of a barber and showers near St Peter's Square.

The hostel, which will start operations after the Italian summer, will only be open at night and will be run by volunteers.

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