Poor people a resource not a problem says Pope

Thursday, June 15th, 2017

Poor people are not a problem, Pope Francis says. Instead he challenges us to see them as a resource.

He has scheduled the first ever World Day of the Poor for 19 November this year. This is “so that throughout the world Christian communities can become an ever greater sign of Christ’s charity for the least and those most in need.” Read more

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