Pope backs charity’s call for works of mercy
Pope Francis is giving his support to an appeal by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). In a message released today he will urge people to “carry out works of mercy together with ACN in every corner of the world” as part of an initiative called “Be God’s Mercy”.
Archbishop praises Leo XIII’s encyclical
Archbishop Leo Cushley of St Andrews and Edinburgh has hailed Leo XIII’s social encyclical Rerum Novarum as “enormously relevant” 125 years after its release.
