A Word from Cardinal Dolan: World Day of the Poor

| 11/18/2024

By: Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan

In his video this morning, Cardinal Dolan shares the wisdom of St. Augustine on charity.

Yesterday was the World Day of the Poor, which Pope Francis declared to be the Sunday before Christ the King.

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Yesterday was the World Day of the Poor, which Pope Francis declared to be the Sunday before Christ the King.

The pope joined 1,300 people invited to the Vatican audience hall to share lunch, sponsored by the Italian Red Cross.

The campaign by the all-girls Catholic high school builds on a post-COVID-19 pandemic initiative launched to reconnect students with service work.