Tag: poor
One peso to do battle with giants
Little deeds of kindness can topple the greed in the world if enough people embrace the needy and the weak with kindness
Pope Francis: No Christian is exempt from aiding the poor
Pope Francis warned Catholics against laxity and inconsistent behavior with regard to the poor
10.7 million Filipino families consider themselves poor, survey shows
The number of those who said they were poor decreased by five percent from 2020 figures
Video: A simple Christmas get-together
Claretian missionaries in the Philippine capital facilitated a simple Christmas get-together of street dwellers on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021
Photos: Claretians offer Christmas cheer to street dwellers in Philippine parish
Missionary priests facilitated a simple Christmas get-together, a "synod on synodality" in action, of street dwellers
Fewer Filipino households who consider themselves poor slightly down
The survey estimated that 11.4 million Filipino families felt they were poor in September 2021
Cardinal Advincula: Fight forces, structures that oppress poor
“Let us fight any force and structure of oppression, exploitation, and the use of the poor to advance their selfish interests and welfare”
Bishop warns against using poor for political ends during elections
“[Politicians] want people to remain poor so that they can instrumentalize them, use them,” said Bishop Broderick Pabillo of Taytay
Be ‘tireless builders of hope’ amid suffering – Pope Francis
Pope Francis emphasized the importance of making “concrete gestures” and drawing close to the poor to “sow hope”
‘It is time that the poor be given back their voice’...
The pope underlined the importance of encountering the poor face to face and learning from their witness to hope