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
A dove in flight lays a blanket over a homeless person in a new sculpture by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz.
Pope Francis blessed the statue, titled Sheltering, as Schmalz looked on Nov. 9 with about 60 representatives of the Vincentian religious orders and
“There is no affordable housing,” said Stephen Moses. The 45-year-old explained that, despite having full-time employment, he was not saved from experiencing homelessness. “Even if you’re working full-time, even if you have some savings for first and last month’s deposit, the rents
Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez Aug. 19 described a new residence in the city for homeless pregnant women and their children as a "beautiful work of compassion and care for our most vulnerable neighbors."
He took part in the blessing of Harvest
The Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, will expand its coverage in a new monthly edition that will give a voice to the poor and the homeless, the Dicastery for Communication said.
The first copies of "L'Osservatore di Strada," the newspaper's "street" edition, will make
“For the past two years, we have been stretched and pulled, worn thinner than ever before,” writes Colleen Pressprich in her latest In Focus for Our Sunday Visitor. She continues: “During Lents like the one … it can be tempting to take
Assistant editor Ava Lalor shares how a conversation with a priest about the homeless in their community has led her to take seriously how to give alms this Lenten season: “During the season of Lent, we are called to do three things
When a group of laypeople were discussing homelessness during the 2019 World Day of the Poor, Gregorio Ventura pointed out that although there were a few shelters for men in Montes Claros, there were none just for women.
So he and others who
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone brought together San Francisco's faith, civic and social service communities at St. Mary's Cathedral for a special Mass he commissioned to pray for the souls of homeless people who died on the city's streets.
The "Requiem Mass for the
Nobody ever thought that doing the good deed of feeding some homeless people in the Texas capital of Austin would spawn a neighborhood where the homeless are homeless no longer.
But that's what happened with Community First! Village, the inspiration of Alan Graham,