How is it that God in heaven can hear the cries of the poor, but so many people watching or standing nearby either cannot or just do not care? Pope Francis asked. People must make "a serious ...

On the plane ride back to Rome, Pope Francis said he had been told that he needs to spend some time talking about the middle class and not just the poor, especially in the context of his forthcoming ...

The Bible says: “The Lord hears the cry of the poor.” But do we? Seems we go through periods where we have the ability to be deaf to those cries. I know at times I’m deaf. But the cries of the poor ...

As the rich get richer, the increasing misery and cries of the poor are ignored every day, Pope Francis said. "We Christians cannot stand with arms folded in indifference" or thrown up in the air in ...

“The condition of the poor is a cry that, throughout human history, constantly challenges our lives, societies, political and economic systems, and, not least, the Church”, writes Leo XIV in the ...

"Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it” (Matt 10:39). One sign that a movement is radical is that it creates intergenerational tensions. Today’s Gospel passage suggests that the teachings of ...

In his message for this year's World Day of the Poor, Pope Francis challenged Catholics on their attitude toward the impoverished, asking whether they really listen to and love the needy, or engage in ...