"As part of his Friday of Mercy initiative Pope Francis opened a “palace for the poor,” a shelter for homeless people near Saint Peter’s Square.

Just feet away from the colonnades of Saint Peters’ Square, the four story building used to be used by a female religious congregation until it was vacated and given to the papal almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski."

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Question for thought:

1) How do you welcome or embrace the poor in your life?