‘Loads of Blessings’ Offers Hope, One Basket of Laundry at a Time
Ministry provides laundry services and holistic care to the homeless and underserved in the heart of Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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California Bishops Urge Officials to Place Homeless in Mental Health, Housing Programs
“The Catholic Church in California has been a staunch advocate and resource for unhoused populations, providing both emergency shelter and pathways to permanent housing.”
Pope Francis Opens Two New Laundromats For the Homeless
The laundromats are located in the parish of San Giorgio Martire and the La Sosta welcome center in Turin’s city center and are operated by volunteers of Sant’Egidio.
Open Minds, Open Hearts, Open Doors to Help the Homeless
How the Catholic community is working to assist those in need, offering housing to those living on the streets.
How to Make Blessing Bags for the Homeless
“The poor remain entrusted to us and it is this responsibility upon which we shall be judged at the end of time” —Compendium of Social Doctrine (183)
Meet the Friars Feeding the Hungry During the Pandemic: ‘It’s a Beautiful Thing’
While friars serve food, volunteers kneel in prayer in a simple chapel before the Blessed Sacrament.
Christ in the City Serves Friends in Need on the Street
A formation program that is actively involved in homeless ministry in Denver marks 10 years as a Catholic apostolate.
In Midst of Pandemic, Service Providers to the Homeless See a Challenging Winter Ahead
Limits on shelter capacity, increases in the number of unsheltered, and isolation during dreary winter weather identified as key concerns.
Pandemic’s Toll on Street Newspapers Would Greatly Affect the Homeless, Pope Says
In a statement dated April 21 but released by the Holy See press office April 27, the Holy Father noted that the pandemic posed a dire threat to the more than 100 publications sold by the homeless worldwide.
Denver Priest’s Legacy of Outreach to the Homeless Continues
The ‘Father Woody Christmas Cash Giveaway’ was started 28 years ago with an endowment fund to honor the memory of Msgr. Charles Woodrich.
