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Pope Francis enjoyed lunch with the poor of Rome on the World Day of the Poor and about 1,300 guests joined the lunch in the Paul VI Hall inside the Vatican.

A parish in the Archdiocese of Singapore recently reopened the “Thrift Shop” amid the pandemic.

Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng, Myanmar's famed kneeling nun and a global icon of peace, has served the poor regardless of faith. She has stood up for the truth, and fought for justice.

Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (FMM) nuns in Calcutta, eastern India provided eight cycle rickshaws to a poor family.

For the second time, the Jesuit community in Taunggyi, Myanmar, distributed food to poor families affected by the pandemic on January 10.

Bishop John Hsane Hgyi of the Diocese of Pathein in Myanmar led the distribution of bags of rice and oil in poor communities that are most affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

A group of Catholic students in Bangladesh has launched a food distribution project to assist low-income families affected by the new coronavirus pandemic.

Pope Francis warned against what he described as “an even worse virus” even after the new coronavirus pandemic is over.

Homeless people and urban poor dwellers joined the ritual washing of the feet on Holy Thursday in the Philippine capital Manila amid a lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Radio Veritas Asia, through the initiative of its Mandarin Service, was able to distribute food packs that include rice and canned goods, to poor communities in the Philippine capital. Most of the donations came from the Diocese of Wenzhou, while others came from Catholics in Guangzhou, Tianjin and Fujian, and from priests, nuns and parishioners in China. At least 4,000 families in urban poor communities across Manila benefitted from the relief distribution project of Radio Veritas Asia.

Pope Francis prayed Tuesday for all those who do not have homes to go to during the coronavirus pandemic, that people may be aware of this reality and that the Church will welcome them.

The social action arm of the Philippines’ Catholic bishops’ conference has urged dioceses across the country to set up “kindness stations” in poor communities affected by the coronavirus outbreak.