Category: Poor
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One in seven live in poverty: ACOSS
In 2022-23 one in seven people, including one in six children, lived below the poverty line, according to a new report published by the Australian Council of Social Services.
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We are called to be a leaven: Bishop Long
“In a secular age, those who live and work ‘in the world’ are called to be leaven, transforming the culture from within, invisibly yet powerfully,” writes Parramatta Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen.
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Commemorate everyday holiness: Francis
Pope Francis has requested local churches to launch an annual commemoration of people from their communities, including workers, spouses, young people and the pooR.
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Path of redemption marked by the poor: Pope Francis
In a message marking the 10th anniversary of his 2013 apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Francis re-emphasised the centrality of the poor in the Church’s joyful proclamation of salvation in Christ.