The seventh World Day of the Poor will be celebrated by the Catholic Church on Sunday 19 November, with the theme of “Do not turn your face away from anyone who is poor” (Tobit 4:7).
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In his message for World Day of the Poor, Pope Francis reminds us why we can never forget the poor.
Caritas Social Action Network's message for the World Day of the Poor.
This novena is offered as a way to help us to prayerfully encounter in scripture God’s constant care for those who are in various forms of poverty and to prompt in us a desire for more just relations in the community.