Pope gives out 300 umbrellas to Rome homeless - update

(ANSA) - Vatican City, February 5 - Pope Francis has given out 300 umbrellas to homeless people around the Vatican and in other parts of Rome to help them through a severe rainy spell in the Italian capital, Papal Almoner Konrad Krajewski told ANSA Thursday. The umbrellas were left by tourists in the Vatican Museums, said Msgr Krajewski, who oversaw the initiative.