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‘Invest in love,’ pope says on first World Day of the Poor

Cindy Wooden — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 03:05:30 +0000

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People have a basic choice in the way they live: either striving to build up treasures on earth or giving to others in order to gain heaven, Pope Francis said. “What we invest in love remains, the rest vanishes,” the pope said in his homily Nov. 19, the first World Day

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Christian leaders urge focus on poor in Obama stimulus package

Washington (CNS) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0000

WASHINGTON (CNS) Nine Christian leaders said the transition team of President-elect Barack Obama listened attentively to their urging that the needs of the poor be included in a planned economic stimulus package once Obama assumes the presidency. echo $variable;

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Cardinal: Faith includes solidarity with poor, care for environment

Michael Otto — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000

SYDNEY (CNS) Growing in Catholic faith and experiencing the universality of the Catholic Church necessarily includes growing in solidarity with the poor and working to safeguard the environment, said Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. echo $variable;

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Vatican official expresses concern over impact of economy on workers

Michael Otto — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0000

GENEVA (CNS) The Vatican’s representative to United Nations agencies in Geneva expressed concern over the impact the world’s troubled economy was having on poor, low-skilled and disadvantaged workers. Archbishop Silvano Tomasi told the International Labor Conference in Geneva June 10 that more must be done to promote decent work that protects human dignity. "Today’s economy

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Pope: Everyone has right to food, unborn have right to life

Vatican City (CNS) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0000

VATICAN CITY (CNS) Everyone, especially the youngest and poorest of the world, has a right to food, and the unborn have a right to life, Pope Benedict XVI has reiterated. The protection of human life is the "rock solid and inviolable" foundation upon which all other human rights are based, the pope said in a

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