NewsVatican

Making the poor a priority isn’t political, it’s the Gospel, Pope says

Share this article:

VATICAN CITY  — Church teaching on giving priority to the well-being of the poor and marginalized is not a political or ideological choice; it lies at the very heart of the Gospel, Pope Francis said.

The preferential option for the poor, which includes feeding the hungry and drawing close to the excluded, “is the key criterion of Christian authenticity,” he said Aug. 19 during his weekly general audience.

The principle also would include making sure that any vaccine developed for the novel coronavirus helps everyone, he added.

“It would be sad,” he said, if priority for a vaccine “were to be given to the richest. It would be sad if this vaccine were to become the property of this nation or another, rather than universal and for all.”

 

You May Also Like

Local Knights to honor founder on eve of his beatification

Cardinal Dolan receives relic on behalf of USCCB

Not alone: women in crisis pregnancies not without support

Migration center’s report shows ‘U.S. undocumented population is shrinking’

Friar offers ‘small steps’ that can lead to ‘big spiritual progress’

Eye-opening documentary seeks to mobilize Christians against sex trafficking

Menu