San Francisco archdiocese has removed watering devices that drenched homeless people in the doorways of the city’s cathedral. The archdiocese installed the devices at St Mary of the Assumption Cathedral in response to needles, faeces and other dangerous items regularly being left there. But the system lacked a permit and may have violated other laws. Read more
Posts Tagged ‘homeless’
Deceased homeless man buried in Vatican cemetery
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015A recently deceased homeless man who used to beg near St Peter’s Basilica has been buried within the Vatican alongside the graves of bishops and princes. A German-speaking family paid for the remains of Willy Herteller to be laid to rest in the Vatican’s medieval Teutonic Cemetery. Herteller, who died aged 80 in December, was Read more
Rome’s homeless to get free haircuts at Vatican
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015The homeless of Rome will soon be able to get a free haircut at the Vatican. Space has been set aside for a barber service within in a facility featuring showers and bathrooms for the homeless. Construction of the facility in public restrooms on St Peter’s Square began in November. “Our primary concern is to Read more
Vatican public restrooms to have showers for homeless
Tuesday, November 18th, 2014
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
Selling state houses will reduce available accommodation – Caritas
Friday, November 7th, 2014
“We are concerned that selling 20 per cent of state housing and possibly investing this capital away from social housing will reduce housing availability,” says Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand Director Julianne Hickey. “This could further divide communities and reduce the security of low-income tenants, as we have already seen in communities like Pomare in Lower Hutt Read more
Chicago appointment shows what Francis wants for US Church
Friday, October 10th, 2014
The appointment of the new Archbishop of Chicago, Blase Cupich, signals where Pope Francis wants to take the American Catholic Church. That’s what New York magazine writer Lisa Miller wrote of Archbishop Cupich, who has, she said, a “heart for the poor”. “People who know Cupich say he has a particular genius for bridging gaps Read more
Homeless man runs competition to see which religion give most money
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013In April this year a homeless man homeless man may well have the discovered the most innovative plway of collecting small change Holding a sign which asks “Which religion cares the most about the homeless?”, he set out nine receptacles, each assigned to a different faith. A photograph on Huffington Post, showed that to bowls labeled “atheist” and Read more
Being homeless hits children hard
Friday, September 27th, 2013Thousands of Kiwi children are homeless, with many missing out on schooling and basic medical care. A new Otago University study has used 2006 census data to provide the first measure of homelessness, finding that 34,000 people suffer “severe housing deprivation”. Researchers say the problem has “inevitably” worsened since 2006, with a deepening housing shortage Read more
Homeless little girl with a big heart
Friday, August 9th, 2013
Being homeless and watching over her three younger siblings whenever mum went off on a meth binge was a way of life for young Tangmo, and she accepted her fate without question; now the children are in school and they’ve got a roof over their heads instead of a road. Demure Miss Tangmo (Watermelon) tries to Read more
Pope invites 200 homeless to dinner at the Vatican
Friday, July 12th, 2013Pope Francis has invited a group of 200 homeless individuals to dinner at the Vatican, where they were served in his name by Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello. Cardinal Bertello, president of the governatorate of Vatican City, spent the entire evening with the guests, with whom he chatted at length and shared personal experiences. “I welcome you in the Read more