Homeless mother given 'key' to new apartment by Pope Leo XIV

Nadia Howlader is given a key to a new apartment by Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 16 on the ninth World Day of the Poor. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Nov 27, 2025 / 10:50 am (CNA). At 35 weeks pregnant Nadia Howlader became homeless, living on the streets of Sydney, Australia, but all of that changed when she was given a key to a new apartment by Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 16 on the ninth World Day…