VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has rounded out the bureau which delivers charity to the poor in the name of the Holy Father with the Oct. 12 appointment of Msgr. Diego Ravelli as office chief of the ...

Pope Francis speaks during a news conference aboard the papal flight on its way back from Brazil, Monday, July 29, 2013. VATICAN CITY (AP) — When he was archbishop of Buenos Aires, Pope Francis was ...

VATICAN CITY — When he was archbishop of Buenos Aires, Pope Francis was known to sneak out at night and break bread with the homeless, sitting with them literally on the street and eating with them, ...

Pope Francis listens as Archbishop Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, offers an explanation during the pope’s visit to a new homeless shelter for men in Rome Oct. 15, 2015. The archbishop will be ...

Pope Leo XIV on March 12 appointed Spanish Augustinian Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín as papal almoner and prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, elevating him to the rank of archbishop ...

After 13 years of daring acts of charity that made him break the law in the name of the Gospel and elevate Rome's homeless to the heart of the church, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the pope's "Robin Hood ...

VATICAN CITY — When he was archbishop of Buenos Aires, Pope Francis was known to sneak out at night and break bread with the homeless, sit with them on the street and eat with them, as part of his aim ...

Francis, the Pope of the Poor, last week continued his outreach to the poor and needy by appointing a humble Polish priest, Monsignor Konrad Krajewski, as his almoner, that is the one who will give ...

ROME - In a narrow alley a few miles from the center of Rome, around 250 migrants gather at sunset. Some are playing cards and some kids are kicking a soccer ball. Others already have begun lining up ...

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, and others listen listen as Pope Francis speaks during a meeting with refugees who recently arrived from the Greek island of Lesbos in December 2019. (CNS ...

Through archbishop%2C Francis is still providing one-on-one doses of emergency assistance to the poor%2C sick and aged Archbishop Konrad Krajewski hits the streets of Rome and beyond He visits homes ...