World Day of the Poor

After 13 years of daring acts of charity, the pope’s “Robin Hood” leaves Rome to become archbishop of Lódz, Poland.

More than a quarter of the global population still lacks access to seven basic needs identified as fundamental by the late Pope Francis.

“Diplomats from all over the world, busy with their daily assignments,” think of the poor during the Jubilee., which is “precisely” the Jubilee’s power.

The opening comes days before the Nov. 16 World Day of the Poor.

Christian hope must move beyond comforting words to real responsibility and structural change to uplift the poor, Pope Leo XIV said in his message for the 2025 World Day of …