Housing
Housing issue must be above ideological interests, says Episcopal Conference
The Portuguese Episcopal Conference is conducting a survey of its property to identify vacant buildings that could potentially be used for social housing. Dioceses and parishes are currently assessing their assets to determine how they can contribute to addressing the national housing shortage.
Why it matters
While this does not change housing laws, it signifies that Catholic institutions may eventually offer additional housing units to help address the national shortage, though the impact will be limited to the scale of the Church's available property.Useful?
