Pope Francis announced today shower stalls for the homeless will be added to the public restrooms in the Vatican's St. Peter’s Square so that the homeless in the area have a place to wash up, Catholic News Service reports.
Due to begin on November 17, the
construction project will be tacked on to remodeling initiative for the
restrooms that the Vatican already has in the works.
When asked if tourists would be
offended by the presence of showers so close to the Vatican’s famous
colonnades, “The Basilica exists in order to keep the Body of Christ, and we
serve Jesus’ suffering body by serving the poor. Always, in the history of
Rome, the poor congregated around the Basilicas.”
Pope Francis has paid special
attention to the plight of the poor during his young papacy. Last year, a
source in Rome told The Huffington Post that the pontiff has left the Vatican
at night dressed like an ordinary priest to join Krajewski on his nightly
rounds to meet with the homeless. According to the AP, it's a practice he began
when he was archbishop of Argentina.
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