St. Peter’s Basilica to Offer Free Haircuts, Shaves for the Homeless
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Getty Images(ROME) — Along with Catholic mass and words from the pope, St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome will also soon be offering haircuts and shaves — for the homeless, that is.
Starting in mid-February, barbers in Rome will offer their volunteer snipping services for those without permanent shelter every Monday. That’s the day in Italy where barbers and hairdressers close shop.
The move comes as the Vatican has almost finished installing showers and toilets for the homeless among the towering colonnades that wrap around St. Peter’s Square. A dozen other churches throughout Rome have followed suite after the Vatican announced the move.
The Vatican decided to offer the services to those without permanent shelter when a homeless man told the Vatican priest whose role it is to help the poor that he had a hard time finding a place to wash in Rome.
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