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.
Results from Tag: 'homeless'
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.
For Rome’s Homeless, Pizza and a Trip to the Beach Are on Pope Francis
The papal almoner chauffeurs 10 homeless people each day to the beach in a van as part of Pope Francis’ initiatives to help the needy, according to Vatican Insider.
St. Albert Chmielowski: The Painter Who Became an Advocate for the Poor
The 19th-century Polish saint who was influenced by St. Francis of Assisi later influenced Pope St. John Paul II.
LAPD Officer: If We Only Police Homelessness, We Miss the Root Problems
Society must help the homeless heal from mental illness and recover their lives, instead of sending the police in to deal with them, police veteran says.
