As the rich get richer, the increasing misery and cries of the poor are ignored every day, Pope Francis has said.
"We Christians cannot stand with arms folded in indifference" or thrown up in the air in helpless resignation, the pope said in his homily on November 18, the World Day of the Poor.
"As believers, we must stretch out our hands as Jesus does with us," freely and lovingly offering help to the poor and all those in need, the pope said at the Mass in St Peter's Basilica. About 6,000 poor people attended the Mass as special guests; they were joined by volunteers and others who assist disadvantaged communities.
