{"id":24221,"date":"2026-06-16T03:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T03:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/16\/popes-world-day-of-poor-message-the-lord-is-refuge-of-the-poor-vatican-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T03:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T03:13:11","slug":"popes-world-day-of-poor-message-the-lord-is-refuge-of-the-poor-vatican-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/16\/popes-world-day-of-poor-message-the-lord-is-refuge-of-the-poor-vatican-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope\u2019s World Day of Poor message: The Lord is refuge of the poor – Vatican News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vatican News<\/b>
Pope Leo XIV has released his message for the 10th World Day of the Poor, to be observed on 15 November 2026.
Reflecting on Psalm 14, \u201cThe Lord is the refuge of the poor,\u201d the Pope notes that they were written during a dramatic period marked by the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, when the people \u201cfelt deprived of God\u2019s presence and experienced unprecedented material and moral misery.\u201d
In his message released on Sunday and dated June 13, the feast of St. Anthony of Padua, the Pope observes that Psalm 14 continues to speak to every generation.
The opening verses, he says, points to the contrast between those who live wisely and those who \u201cgo through life as if there were nothing greater than themselves.\u201d
\u201cSadly,\u201d he writes, \u201cwe see that even today there is widespread social injustice arising from arrogant corruption, which is as deplorable as it is discriminatory.\u201d
The Pope goes on to note that the consequences often fall first upon the poor, whose numbers continue to grow in many societies.
\u201cThe absence of God no longer places people side by side in mutual respect,\u201d he says, \u201cbut places one above the other in a relationship of domination and oppression.\u201d
The Pope warns that the cry of the poor is often silenced through \u201ca multitude of increasingly subtle tactics,\u201d while the digital world can worsen prejudice and reinforce indifference.
\u201cThe poor have no choice but to cry out to God,\u201d he writes, adding that they entrust themselves to Him \u201ccertain that they will be heard because God is faithful and rich in mercy.\u201d
In his message, Pope Leo says that the poor are often more capable than others of recognizing what is essential because \u201cthey live on the essentials.\u201d
For this reason, he says, they are especially able to recognise God as their refuge and place their hope in His justice.
Reflecting on contemporary poverty, Pope Leo says that \u201cthe poor of our day are the forgotten and the marginalised: robbed not only of bread, but also of a voice and a face.\u201d
With this in mind, he prays that they may encounter Christ, particularly through Christians and through the Church, where \u201cit is Jesus who offers bread and friendship; He brings light and opens a horizon of hope; He calls each person by name and restores dignity to all.\u201d
The Pope goes on to stress that Christians are called not only to seek refuge in God, but also \u201cto be a refuge for the poor\u201d.
He says the Christian community \u201ccannot remain indifferent to the many who today stand at the door but remain invisible to those who are shut within their own walls.\u201d
Recalling Saint Augustine\u2019s commentary on the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, Pope Leo invites the faithful to examine their own lives and priorities.
He cites his Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi te<\/i>, reaffirming that \u201cGod shows a preference for the poor\u201d and that the Church \u201cmust be a Church of the Beatitudes, one that makes room for the little ones and walks poor with the poor.\u201d
\u201cWe wish to bear witness,\u201d the Pope writes, bringing his message to a close, \u201cthat it is possible, even today, to experience the same joy by putting ourselves in the shoes of the poor and listening to them rather than merely speaking about them.\u201d
Finally, he expresses hope that the Tenth World Day of the Poor will help Christians \u201crediscover the faces of so many brothers and sisters who seek refuge in God and long to feel at home in our communities.\u201d
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