Poverty is not an inevitable misfortune: it has causes that must be recognized and removed, in order to honor the dignity of many brothers and sisters, after the example of the Saints.
-- Pope Francis, October 15, 2017
Happening Now
Letter to Congress on International Assistance Funding for Fiscal Year 2026
Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, Bishop Mark J. Seitz, Mr. Sean Callahan, June 9, 2025
The Faithful Can Witness to the Power of God’s Love by Supporting the Poor and Vulnerable During Lent
Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, March 2025
Backgrounder on International Poverty-Reducing Humanitarian and Development Assistance
January 2025
Letter to Congress on FY 2025 Agriculture Appropriations Legislation
Archbishop Borys Gudziak, Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, Ms. Kerry Alys Robinson, Mr. Sean Callahan, Mr. James Ennis, and Mr. John Berry, June 10, 2024
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