During his homily and Angelus address, the Holy Father repeated his plea for Catholics to show their closeness to the poor through gestures of care infused with human warmth and tenderness. Pope ...

We have all at some point had a teacher, parent, boss or pastor pull us aside and say, “We need to talk.” Hearing the words is a message that we have somehow gone wrong. This past week, Pope Leo XIV ...

Let’s face it: being the poor kid is not good. Being the poor kid surrounded by kids who live in an affluent neighborhood means you have to deal with living in a totally different reality than your ...

Ahead of the eighth observance of the World Day of the Poor, Pope Francis this week urged Christians around the world to share in the suffering of the poor and to commune with them through the act of ...

In the first major document of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV writes that the poor are not only objects of charity but also evangelists who can prompt us to conversion through their example of weakness ...

Pope Leo XIV bluntly called out inequality and indifference to the plight of the poor in the first major teaching document of his pontificate. "In a world where the poor are increasingly numerous, we ...

What happens when you grow up poor in America—and stay in touch with the same filmmaker for more than a decade? In this episode of The FRONTLINE Dispatch podcast, host Raney Aronson-Rath speaks with ...

The current crisis builds on decades of neoliberal plunder and economic austerity authored by both conservative and liberal politicians. Activists hold a rally outside of the US Supreme Court Building ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. If you’re struggling at work—to get ahead, feel fulfilled or ...