Home/Away from Home

It's a rare crisis that unites the Pope, an old rock star, and the Prime Minister of Finland. Pope Francis says he is obliged, as a Christian, to be close to the smallest and to those who have been abandoned. He vows the Vatican will take in two families of Syrian refugees - and urges other religious communities to do the same.

Bob Geldof says he's feeling profound shame as a human being - and four families can move in with him immediately.

The Finnish Prime Minister offered up his home, urging the world to "take a look in the mirror and ask how we can help."

To be at home, to be safe in a place of shelter, is easy to take for granted when you have it. But it's elusive for a lot of people - and not just those who are homeless, or refugees.  

In this episode of Tapestry, we investigate the ideas of home and shelter. We meet a chaplain for merchant marines who supports ships' crews far from home. A renowned Montreal architect, the child of Holocaust survivors, reflects on spaces that crush and spaces that lift up the human spirit. And a Tapestry correspondent tries a few meditation apps to help ease the stress of moving house.