Helping people work their way out of poverty isn't just about money. It requires addressing the beliefs and culture around money that may be keeping people stuck both financially and emotionally.Like ...

Some influential commentators and political activists have begun to again argue that government should no longer provide essential social services to the needy, labeling such a practice an unnecessary ...

The United States remains the richest country in the world. Given that fact, we should be leading the world in helping those who are “poor,” in America and around the globe. And we have done so. That ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

When I think of the poor the words of the savior to the rich young man come to my mind. The young man was trying keep all the commandments under the law of Moses and came to the savior asking what ...

LOGAN, Ohio – Before dawn, in a cold, blustery drizzle, a line forms outside a small, squat building on an open stretch of road on the outskirts of town. “My heater quit working in my car,” Scott ...

What’s the best way to help poor people: creating government programs, or building character? The place was Georgetown University &#8212 on the right end of the stage was conservative author Arthur ...

Want to help the poor? Start by taking money out of their hands. More specifically, cash — coins and paper bills are the silent enemy of the poor, with costs often out of proportion with their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pope Leo XIV presides over a Mass for the participants in the jubilee of ordained people in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, ...

American Catholics with leaders more focused on politics and culture wars have been comfortable ignoring church teachings on the importance of helping the poor and displaced. No more. The first ...