Missionari Vincenziani open Dignitas Infinita - San Vincenzo de Paoli in Albania

The Vincentian Missionaries opened Dignitas Infinita – San Vincenzo de Paoli in late August to provide shelter and rehabilitation for homeless men and former prisoners in the Archdiocese of Scutari, northern Albania.

The center serves as a transitional space designed to help residents move toward independent living in state facilities or other supportive environments. Rather than following a standard length of stay, the duration of residency is determined by the specific needs of each individual to prevent them from returning to fragile circumstances. The facility primarily assists people without permanent homes, former inmates, and those serving alternative sentences.

Father Luigi Cannato, the Vincentian missionary in charge of the house, said the goal is to provide a family environment where guests feel loved and can rediscover their inherent dignity despite past failures in work, family, or legal matters. The center is also conducting a pilot program to host inmates serving alternative sentences who lack both housing and family support, a process subject to agreement with the Ministry of Justice.