Pope Francis established the day in 2016 as a reminder that the poor are “at the heart of the Gospel.” Leo has shown that he is following the same path.

Poor farms or town farms were rural New England’s way of caring for indigent people before today’s welfare and Social ...

TOPSHOT - Demonstrators take part in a protest over a fuel price hike ordered by the government to secure an IMF loan, in Quito, on October 11, 2019. The Mexican government recently reached an ...

Community Helping Hands has been on the front lines of Jamestown’s fight against poverty for more than two decades. It may not be able to continue serving from its Gateway Center location much longer.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In the first official document of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV placed the poor at the heart of the Catholic Church’s teaching, calling bishops around the world to take on the mantle ...

In the first major teaching of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV turned his attention to the poor, calling on Christians worldwide to defend those who are “lowly and powerless.” A 40-page document known as an ...

There is no decent person on this earth who denies that those who have the financial ability should help the “needy poor.” ...

My church, Zion Covenant of Jamestown, is sponsoring a refugee family with seven kids. The father works as a janitor in a public elementary school making $16 an hour. Why is our government threatening ...

An editorial titled “ Billionaires are not to blame for poverty ” that appeared recently in The Morning Call is another ...

Presiding in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, the Pope said that Christ’s promise remains secure even amid war, violence and deep social wounds like poverty.

Pope Leo XIV visited the Nursing Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Istanbul on Friday, telling the community that ...

Pastor David Ibiyeomie of Salvation Ministries has reiterated his stance that Jesus avoided associating with poor people because He “detested poverty.” Ibiyeomie earned backlash after advocating for ...