Pope Francis reappears and condemns the cold death of a homeless person near the Vatican

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the Pope Francis reappeared today, following the sciatica attack that has prevented him from celebrating Mass this Sunday, and denounced the recent cold death of a homeless Nigerian national “abandoned by all” in Rome.

The pontiff referred to this man by his name, Edwin, 46, a Nigerian, found dead by cold on January 20 a few meters from St. Peter’s Square, Explained out the prayer of the Sunday Angelus.

“His fact adds to that of many others homeless who recently died in Rome in the same dramatic circumstances. We pray for Edwin. We think about how this 46-year-old man felt in the cold, ignored by all, abandoned by us too. “, He urged.

Francisco has always been concerned about the situation of these people and has opened showers and a barber shop in the square, and recently inaugurated a residence to host beggars in the capital in a nearby 19th century palace.

Also last Wednesday 25 homeless were vaccinated against coronavirus in the Vatican.

The pontiff celebrated the prayer of the Angelus despite suffering a new sciatica attack that has prevented him from officiating Mass this Sunday and postponing the meeting with the diplomatic corps tomorrow Monday, among other events.

In his catechesis before the Angelus Francis urged to change the mentality of the world and to avoid “the sin of worldliness” which “as the air invades everything” and causes “deception, violence, greed, anxieties of power and not service, wars and exploitation. “

The pope also had words for journalists, for the feast of St. Francis de Sales, his patron saint, and the encouraged to “go and see the places no one wants to go” to recount “truthfully” the events of the world.

And he encouraged families who are going through financial hardship in the pandemic crisis.

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