The archbishop who distributes charity on behalf of Pope Francis has announced that public loos in St Peter’s Square will include showers where the homeless can wash.
The service will require volunteers and donations of soap, towels and clean underwear, Archbishop Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, told the American Catholic News Service. “We have to be evangelical, but intelligent, too.”
Several people living on the streets of Rome or in tents say it is not difficult to find a parish or charity that will give them something to eat, but finding a place to wash is much more difficult.
Barbara, a Polish woman who lives in a tent with her teenage son and a companion, said showers in the Vatican’s public loos “would be good. We’d thank them if it works.”
Her companion, who calls himself Stefano, said: “I’m a mason without work. I’ll help them build it. No problem.”
The news site Vatican Insider first reported the news that Archbishop Krajewski had asked the office governing Vatican City State to include showers in an already-approved project to remodel the public loos in St Peter’s Square…Read More
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