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

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He Pope Francis He reappeared today after the sciatica attack that prevented him from celebrating Mass this Sunday and recently denounced the cold death of a homeless Nigerian “abandoned by everyone” in Rome.

The pontiff referred to this man named Edwin, 46, Nigerian, found dead of cold on January 20 a few meters from St. Peter’s SquareHe explained at the end of Sunday’s Angelus prayer.

“His deed is in addition to that of many other homeless people recently killed in Rome in the same dramatic circumstances. Let’s pray for Edwin. Let’s think about how cold this 46-year-old man felt, ignored by everyone, abandoned by us too “he urged.

Francisco was always worried about the situation of these people and in the market he opened showers and a barber shop and recently inaugurated a residence to receive beggars in the capital in a nearby 19th-century palace.

In addition, on Wednesday, 25 homeless people were vaccinated against coronavirus at the Vatican.

The pontiff celebrated Angelus’ prayer, despite suffering a new sciatica attack that 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 avoid the “sin of worldliness” which “like the air invades everything” and causes “deception, violence, greed, lust for power and not service, war and exploitation.”

The Pope also had words for journalists, for the feast of St. Francis de Sales, his patron and for them he encouraged “to go and see the places where no one wants to go” to “really” recount the events of the world.

And he encouraged families facing financial difficulties during the crisis due to the pandemic.

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