Homeless

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Sunday urged Romans to help the homeless in the Italian capital, after a spike in the number dying from the cold. Speaking at his noon blessing, Francis told the story of Edwin, a 46-year-old Nigerian who died of exposure near St. Peter's Square on…

Updated 3 weeks ago · Published on 24 Jan 2021 7:40PM · Portugal has been under a second national lockdown for the past 10 days aimed at breaking a surge in coronavirus cases. – EPA pic, January 24, 2021. PORTUGAL voted today despite the country’s pandemic lockdown in a presidential…

“Maintaining the curfew on these people is unnecessary, arbitrary, disproportionate and cruel,” Clinique Juridique Itinérante says in its legal challenge. Author of the article: Frédéric Tomesco Publishing date: Jan 24, 2021  •  January 24, 2021  •  2 minute read A homeless man sleeps outside of The Bay after the start…

By The Canadian Press Sat., Jan. 23, 2021timer1 min. read VANCOUVER - A burned body, believed to be of a homeless person, has been found in a forested area of North Vancouver, B.C. RCMP Sgt. Peter DeVries says no foul play is suspected at this time and instead this appears…

A man, who was found dead on a laneway in Limerick city, Friday, had recently been supported by family and local homeless shelters, informed sources said. The body of the 69-year old, who was a native of Poland, and who had been in Ireland for a number of years, was…

The move to close an aged care facility in southern New South Wales has shocked families and left them scrambling to find another place for their loved ones. Key points:The St Lawrence home at Harden will be closed in "coming months" due to what the operator says is a decline…

MONTREAL — Critics of the provincewide curfew who argue that homeless people should be exempted from the health order are trying to divide Quebecers, Premier Francois Legault said Thursday. MONTREAL — Critics of the provincewide curfew who argue that homeless people should be exempted from the health order are trying…

News Shane Superville Wednesday 20 January 2021A pedestrian walks past a homeless woman on Frederick Street, Port of Spain, on November 25, 2020. - SUREASH CHOLAIOf the resources needed to effectively tackle homelessness, vehicles and buildings to assess and treat street dwellers were among the top picks, according to officials…

Four years after Donald Trump’s sparsely attended inauguration, Joe Biden is likely to be sworn in before a crowd of, well, almost no one. Some past presidents will attend—though not Trump—and a few other dignitaries and celebrity performers, but that’s basically it. In response to the January 6 MAGA riot…

A homeless man who was repeatedly refused a hostel bed because he is not from Dublin has been offered emergency accommodation after his story was featured in an RTÉ investigation. Carlow man Joe Nolan, who is in his 50s, had been living on a sleeping bag in a multi-storey car park…