On Feb. 1, 1954, a Catholic priest was shocked to learn a woman had frozen to death on the streets of Paris with an eviction notice in her hand.
Seventy years later he was remembered for his heartfelt appeal that moved the country
The bishops of Washington state are urging the state's 1 million Catholics to join the Washington State Catholic Conference in asking legislators for more resources to help the homeless and serve them with dignity.
"In a nation and state of such great wealth,
At least 20 people experiencing homelessness in the United States die every day, according to HomelessDeathsCount.org. To help remember and honor those who have died, the National Coalition for the Homeless began sponsoring memorial services in 1990.
Each year, the Homeless Persons' Memorial
Solutions are coming but in a race against snowfall for an estimated 1,000 to 3,000 homeless people in Anchorage, heavy snowstorms struck before shelter issues were solved.
Most of that number were still sleeping in tents in late November when the city realized
Father Jesús Mariscal, parochial vicar at St. Paul Cathedral in Yakima, stepped out of the rectory for what he thought would be a quick trip to buy doughnuts for a marriage preparation meeting with an engaged couple.
But he ended up helping a
(OSV News) — If someone can be called “the pope’s team,” a group of homeless men surely can: They helped to unload a truck full of supplies for Ukraine Aug. 30, and Pope Francis personally thanked them Aug. 31. “I asked them
It's an increasingly familiar sight in many U.S. cities and towns: piles of personal belongings unceremoniously dumped curbside, as another family loses their home.
With coronavirus-era eviction protections expiring across the country and rent payment waivers not far behind, the already-precarious situation of
On August 6, Father Charles F. Strobel of Nashville — a longtime advocate for the homeless — died at the age of 80 after a long, slowly progressing illness. In a tribute column to Father Strobel, Pat Nolan, a longtime, very respected
Ginny Ramsey is director and co-founder of Lexington's Catholic Action Center, an almost iconic community outreach facility, which offers homeless men and women shelter from the streets.
In March, Ramsey and her staff, along with many willing volunteers, launched a new housing initiative
Benedictine Father J. Augustine Wetta writes about an Advent retreat he was giving three years ago at a parish in Washington state. During his talk, a homeless man burst through the doors of the church, strolled down the center aisle and plopped