Why Vatican II Urged Catholics to Be the ‘Church of the Poor’

October 9, 2025 World News

Zvonimir Atletic
Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity kneel before the Blessed Sacrament at the Mother House in Kolkata, India, where daily prayer sustains their service to the poorest of the poor.

COMMENTARY: The Second Vatican Council reminded the faithful that in serving the poor, the Church encounters Christ himself — the Savior who became poor to make the world rich with grace.

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