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November 19, 2018

Helping the poor is duty, not a fad, Pope Francis says

Pope Francis eats lunch with poor people as he marks World Day of the Poor at the Vatican Nov. 18. Some 1,500 people joined the Pope for lunch in Paul VI hall.
VATICAN – As the rich get richer, the increasing misery and cries of the poor are ignored every day, Pope Francis said.
Published in Faith
June 5, 2017

Pope's homily: Works of mercy means sharing suffering of others

Pope Francis speaks during a Pentecost vigil marking the 50th anniversary of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal at the Circus Maximus in Rome June 3.

Doing works of mercy doesn’t mean just giving coins to assuage our consciences. Rather, it means sharing in the suffering of others, even at personal cost to ourselves. That message was at the heart of Pope Francis’ homily on Monday morning at his regular Santa Marta Mass

Published in Reflections
September 1, 2016

Pope Francis says care of environment a new ‘work of mercy’

Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Aug. 31. Marking the second World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, the Pope referred to the care of the environment as a 'work of mercy.'

In a message released Thursday (Sept. 1) to mark the Catholic Church’s World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, which Francis instituted last September, the pontiff noted that the worst impact of global warming was being felt by those least responsible for it — refugees and the poor.

Published in Faith