Pope Francis began a day trip to Milan on Saturday by visiting the poor and those who minister to them.
He had lunch at the city’s historic San Vittore prison, where all 893 inmates – men and women – are awaiting trial. But Pope Francis began his visit on the outskirts of the city, at the “White Houses”, a housing development for the poor built in the 1970s.
Three families welcomed the Pope into their apartments: Stefano Pasquale, 59, who is ill and cared for by his 57-year-old wife, Dorotee; a Muslim couple and their three children from Morocco; and the Onetes. Nuccio Onete, 82, was home for the visit, but his wife, Adele, had been hospitalised three days earlier, so the Pope spoke to her by phone.
