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World Day of the Poor

Archbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie, Apostolic Administrator of the Sekondi-Takoradi Diocese congratulating Dame Theresa Arkhurst after her installation as the 8th National President of the St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Society at the Star of the Sea Cathedral at Takoradi on November 17, 2019. / Damian Avevor

“Help make life easier for those suffering,” Ghanaian Archbishop on World Day of the Poor

Nov 20, 2019

As the Church marked the third World Day of the Poor initiated by Pope Francis through his Apostolic Letter, ‘Misericordia et Misera’, delegates of a charitable and devotional group of Catholic men, women and children in the West African country of Ghana have been encouraged to reach out to the poor in their immediate surroundings, including the sick and suffering who are struggling to keep hope alive.

Mass for the World Day of the Poor in St. Peter's Basilica. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis: The Poor, Unborn, and Elderly are Neglected in the Frenzy of Modern Life

Nov 17, 2019

On the World Day of the Poor, Pope Francis said that the poor and most vulnerable can be left behind in the frenetic haste and self-centeredness of the modern world.

Pope Francis venerates the cross on Good Friday April 19, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis' Message to Those Suffering 'at the foot of the cross'

Nov 15, 2019

Pope Francis told those who are sick and suffering Friday that the world needs their prayers.

Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran Nov. 9, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Urges Catholics to Meet the Poor and Speak to them with love

Nov 9, 2019

Go out to meet the poor, listen to them, and speak to them with the heart of Jesus, Pope Francis said Saturday at Mass in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran.