The shelter, funded by the papal almoner’s office, is staffed by volunteers from the Community of Sant’Egidio and was inaugurated in time for the World Day of the Poor 2019.
He has ‘changed our lives,’ say those in need about Francis, the ‘pope of the poor’
Jesus asks that no one be excluded from his table, pope says
Vatican News March 10, 2023, published excerpts of a new interview with RSI, a Swiss radio-television broadcasting in Italian, marking his 10 years as pope.
Among three new books on papacy, one stands out
Three new books on the papacy are informative and interesting but, Gerard O’Connell’s “The Election of Pope Francis” is, in this reviewer’s opinion, the best of the lot.
U.S. Catholics’ political leanings affect their approval ratings of pope
A new Pew Research poll of U.S. Catholics released March 6, said it saw “signs of growing discontent with Francis among Catholics on the political right, with increasing shares of Catholic Republicans saying they view Francis unfavorably, and that they think he is too liberal and naive.”
Pay close attention to pope’s words and actions, papal nuncio says
Archbishop Pierre, who was appointed to the U.S. post by Pope Francis last April, tells us to pay attention to the pope, his message and his testimony.