The Vatican is finishing renovations on public restrooms just off St. Peter's Square that will include three showers and a barber shop for the homeless.

 

Each "homeless pilgrim," as the Vatican called the clients Friday, will receive a kit including a towel, change of underwear, soap, deodorant, toothpaste, razor and shaving cream. The showers will be open every day but Wednesday, when the piazza is full for the pope's general audience. Haircuts will be available Mondays.

 

Barbers volunteering on their days off — Rome's barber shops are closed Mondays — as well as students from a local beauty school will be donating their time, as well as some sisters from religious orders and other volunteers.

 

The bathrooms were made with high-tech, easy-to-clean materials to ensure proper hygiene, the Vatican said in a statement.

 

 

 

Vatican Prepares To Open Showers, Barber Shop For Homeless In Rome

This is walking the walk and talking the talk of "What would Jesus do?"

They are strict about attire at the Vatican. Now this enables "the least of God's people" to clean up before entering the Vatican.

 

My niece/Goddaughter is studying in Rome right now. Really enjoying her pictures and updates on Facebook.

I absolutely love Pope Francis. I am hopeful his influence is long-lasting. He has usurped John Paul II in my mind's eye as a "people's Pope".

Great to hear and surprised a news organization like HuffPost picked this story up. The Catholic Church keeps on giving...

 

Hopefully nobody takes this the wrong way, but I wonder if giving the homeless pilgrims a razor is a safe idea. Just saying...

Great to hear and surprised a news organization like HuffPost picked this story up. The Catholic Church keeps on giving...

 

Hopefully nobody takes this the wrong way, but I wonder if giving the homeless pilgrims a razor is a safe idea. Just saying...

 

I would say that they are probably safety razors.

 

I really love this pope's philosophy.

I would say that they are probably safety razors.

 

I really love this pope's philosophy.

He's a Lefty, right?

He's a Lefty, right?

 

I have no idea. All I care about is that he is concerned about the "least of us." I follow his Facebook and Twitter feeds and they are personally inspiring to me. I'm not even Catholic.