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April 27, 2020 "The lives of millions of people, in our world already grappling with many challenges difficult to face and oppressed by the pandemic, has changed and is being put to the test. The most fragile people, the invisible, the homeless, they risk paying the heavier bill. " So the Pope in a greeting to the world of street newspapers. "Looking at the poorest these days - affirms Francesco - can help all of us to become aware of what is really happening to us and of our true condition".

"I now want to greet the world of street newspapers and above all their vendors who are for the most part homeless, seriously marginalized, unemployed people: thousands of people all over the world live and have a job thanks to the sale of these extraordinary newspapers" the pope writes in the greeting addressed to journalists, volunteers and sellers of street newspapers who are experiencing great difficulties in this moment of medical emergency.

"In Italy - he says - I think of the good experience of 'Scarp de tenis', the Caritas project that allows more than 130 people in difficulty to have an income and with it access to fundamental citizenship rights".

"Not only that - Bergoglio continues - I am thinking of the experience of over 100 street newspapers from all over the world which are published in 35 different countries and in 25 different languages ​​and which guarantee work and income for more than 20,500 homeless people in the world".

"For many weeks - the pope underlines - the street newspapers have not been sold and their vendors cannot work. I want to express my closeness to the journalists, to the volunteers, to the people who live thanks to these projects and who are in these times working with so many innovative ideas. The pandemic has made your job difficult, but I am sure that the great network of street newspapers in the world will return stronger than before. "

"To all of you - he concludes - my message of encouragement and fraternal friendship. Thank you for the work you do, for the information you give and for the stories of hope you tell".