A homeless German died under the colonnade of St. Peter’s square. The Pope was deeply saddened by the news and prayed for him.
(Vatican News Network)Pope Francis prayed for Burkhard Scheffler, a homeless German who died under a colonnade in St. Peter’s Square on a cold night.
On November 25, Bruni, Director of the Press Office of the Holy See, said, answering questions from journalists, that Scheffler was born in Germany in 1961. “He lived on the streets of Rome and then was helped by the Congregation for Charity. Unfortunately, the last cold and rainy nights have made his already fragile physical conditions even more oppressive”. “The Pope invites the faithful to join him in praying for Scheffler and for all the homeless forced to live on the streets in Rome and around the world,” added Bruni. The director of the Pontifical Societies, currently on pilgrimage to Assisi, and the prefect of the Congregation for charity, “card. Krajewski entrusts Scheffler to the intercession of Saint Francis”.
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