Syrian bishop: Aleppo facing ‘bombardment’ of poverty

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Doreen Abi Raad, Catholic News Service

BEIRUT (CNS) — Aleppo, besieged and destroyed in Syria’s war, is calm now, but 11 years of war and the accompanying economic sanctions have left the city impoverished. “We don’t have any direct violence, armed groups or bombardments on or around the city since the end of 2017,” Chaldean Catholic Bishop Antoine Audo of Aleppo […]

Pope Francis’ message for the 6th World Day of the Poor

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Pope Francis

Read the full text of Pope Francis' message for the 6th World Day of the Poor, which will be observed on November 13, 2022.

Pope Francis’ message for the 5th World Day of the Poor

Monday, June 14, 2021

Salt + Light Media

Read the full text of Pope Francis' message for the 5th World Day of the Poor, to be observed on November 14, 2021.

Beans, beans, good for your… soul?

Monday, February 10, 2020

Kristina Glicksman

Today is World Pulses Day. Find out how beans, lentils, peas, and chickpeas could be your key to a spiritually fruitful Lent.

Deacon-structing the Preferential Option for the Poor – Part 5 | Final Thoughts

Sunday, August 25, 2019

Deacon Pedro

Deacon Pedro Guevara Mann offers some final thoughts on how we should understand and live out the preferential option for the poor.

Deacon-structing the Preferential Option for the Poor – Part 4 | Grace

Sunday, August 18, 2019

Deacon Pedro

Deacon Pedro explains how grace, gratitude, and generosity should be part of our approach to the preferential option for the poor.

Deacon-structing the Preferential Option for the Poor – Part 2 | Church Documents

Sunday, August 4, 2019

Deacon Pedro

Deacon Pedro walks us through the sophisticated social doctrine that the Catholic Church has developed regarding the preferential option for the poor.

Deacon-structing the Preferential Option for the Poor – Part 1 | Scripture

Sunday, July 28, 2019

Deacon Pedro

What does it mean to have a “preferential option for the poor”? Deacon Pedro Guevara Mann starts with an exploration of the poor in Scripture.

New documentary profiles struggle to care for the poor and creation in Appalachia

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Sebastian Gomes

“What is it like to be you in this place?” That simple yet profound question can be asked of anyone: a coal miner, a CEO, a drug addict, an environmentalist, a tree, a flower, a mountain...