A papal envoy prayed beside a mass grave in Ukraine on Good Friday. Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, during a visit to a newly liberated area of northern Ukraine, was pictured praying on April 15 at a grave containing 80 bodies. The Holy See press office said that the papal almoner traveled to Borodianka, a town around Read more
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‘I will go to Ukraine, as far as I can,’ says papal envoy
Thursday, March 10th, 2022
A Vatican cardinal has said that he will travel as far as he can in Ukraine to express Pope Francis’ solidarity with the suffering population. Cardinal Konrad Krajewski said he intended to enter the war-torn country via Poland at the pope’s behest. Krajewski holds the title of papal almoner, officially charged with performing acts of Read more
Vatican to vaccinate 1,200 people in need during Holy Week
Monday, March 29th, 2021The Vatican plans to vaccinate 1,200 people living in poverty during Holy Week with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The Office of Papal Charities is offering doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, purchased by the Holy See and offered by the Lazzaro Spallanzani Hospital through the Vatican COVID-19 Commission, to “the poorest and most marginalized people who, Read more
Vatican to open refugee reception centre in Rome
Thursday, November 12th, 2020A building in Rome owned by a convent will be used as a reception centre for up to 60 asylum seekers, the chaplain responsible for the Vatican’s charitable works announced Monday. Polish Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, dubbed Pope Francis’s “Robin Hood” by the Italian press, said in a statement that the centre would welcome single women, Read more
There is a Gospel in the making on the streets
Monday, April 6th, 2020
Known in the Vatican as “Don Corrado” – the Papal Almoner leads alms-giving in the city of Rome on the pope’s behalf. Cardinal Konrad Krajewski’s parish is the street, and no virus will stop him from helping the poor, he says. On Sunday, he toured around the Roman parishes and told them that “washing the Read more
Disadvantaged and homeless dine at Vatican with Pope Francis
Monday, November 18th, 2019
Pope Francis, Sunday, marked the Church’s World Day of the Poor by hosting 1,500 homeless and disadvantaged people for lunch. The menu included lasagna, chicken in a cream of mushroom sauce, potatoes, sweets, fruit and coffee. Some 150 tables were set up in a Vatican hall where Francis normally holds his weekly indoor audiences with Read more
Vatican Cardinal nips down manhole, restores electricity
Thursday, May 16th, 2019
Opposing state authorities, a Rome-based cardinal has restored electricity at a disused, state-owned property being used by over 400 homeless people including 100 children. The building has been occupied since 2013 after being taken over by activists, who are using it to provide shelter for the homeless and to host several workspaces. Its power had Read more