Pope asks parishes, religious orders to help alleviate housing crisis

“In view of the Jubilee, I am asking my diocese to give a tangible sign of attention to the housing problem so that, alongside the welcome given to all the pilgrims who will come, forms of protection are activated for those who do not have a home or are in danger of losing it,” Francis said in a letter dated Nov. 8 and released by the Vatican press office a week later.