Vatican City, Apr 27, 2020 / 05:00 am
The homeless "risk paying the heaviest price" amid the coronavirus crisis, Pope Francis has said in a message to street newspapers.
In a statement dated April 21 but released by the Holy See press office April 27, the pope noted that the pandemic posed a dire threat to the more than 100 publications sold by the homeless worldwide.
Thousands of people depend for their livelihoods on the sale of street newspapers, he said.
"For many weeks the street newspapers have not been sold and their sellers cannot work," he observed. "I want to express my closeness to journalists, volunteers, people who live thanks to these projects and who in these times are working with many innovative ideas."