To “harbor the harborless” is one way to refer to the merciful work of sheltering the homeless. It is fitting then that a city in eastern Canada — where ocean vistas are visible on many streets — would be where the House
What does it mean to clothe the naked in our society today? As Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller points out in her latest article, “There’s more to the ministry than providing services and giving out pants, shirts, ponchos, jackets, socks and shoes.” Eidemiller spoke
Seeing an increase in violence, drug abuse, poverty and homelessness across Baltimore, Father James Boric, rector of the city’s Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore — known as America’s First Cathedral — proposed
With his strong Bronx accent and sly smile, Msgr. Joseph Carroll was a San Diego icon.
"Father Joe," as he was far better known, was the president emeritus and namesake of San Diego's largest homeless services provider, Father Joe's Villages.
After years of declining
As the Vatican health service continued vaccinating Vatican residents and employees against COVID-19, it also began offering the vaccine to homeless people who live in Vatican-owned shelters.
The first 25 shelter residents were vaccinated Jan. 20, the Vatican said, and more will be
Orlando Soto smoked a cigarette and looked at his phone in a small fenced-in concrete courtyard outside Emmanuel House, an overflow men’s homeless shelter in Providence, Rhode Island. “We got TV, Wi-Fi. We watch movies on our phones. It’s alright, but it
A weekly encounter with the homeless at the Jesuit-run Boston College High School hasn't slowed during the COVID-19 pandemic. But their St. Louis Project continues to evolve as a result.
"They're constantly surprised at how generous and how beautiful these people on the
This year, when many fundraisers became virtual events due to COVID-19 restrictions, Covenant House Sleep Out went hybrid.
The Nov. 19 event was dubbed a virtual sleep out this year, but thousands across the country also slept outside to raise awareness and funds
Countless numbers of Americans were already at risk of homelessness this year because of job losses related to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Natural disasters have further aggravated the precarious condition that many people find themselves in. Our Sunday Visitor interviewed the directors
Homeless young people have been particularly hard hit by the coronavirus. The already vulnerable community is suddenly even more in need and growing in number as many young people find themselves suddenly unemployed and unable to pay rent, said Kevin Ryan, president