Vatican City, 29 July, 2026 / 5:14 pm (ACI Africa). The Vatican has urged the United Nations (U.N.) to include the homeless in efforts to create sustainable cities, stating that the “persistence of homelessness should trouble the conscience of the international community.” “Everybody deserves a place to call home, where they can build relationships, nurture family life, and participate fully in their community,” the message wrote. The Holy See also referenced Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, emphasizing that “development is truly human when it places people at the center.” It also explained that homelessness, beyond merely lacking a home, prevents people from exercising their fundamental human rights.