Pope Francis Invites 1,300 Poor And Tunawism To Joint Lunch

Pope Francis eats with the underprivileged and homeless. (Source: Vatican News)

JAKARTA - Pope Francis held lunches for 1,300 poor and homeless people on Sunday, as the Roman Catholic Church commemorates World Day of the Poor.

Pope Francis sits with them in the great hall of the Vatican, where they are served by voluntary servants and servants.

Pope Francis' guests were brought to the Vatican by a charity group that helps them every day.

Earlier, during the Mass homily in St. Peter's Basilica, where many of them sat in the front row, Francis called on the luckyer people "to break through inner insight that prevents us from hearing the cries of restrained pain, the weakest" in society.

"If our hearts die and are indifferent, we cannot hear the screams of their pain, we cannot cry with them and for them, we cannot see how lonely and sad are also hidden in the corners of our forgotten city," he said. November 14.

The Pope set that day in 2016 to pay more attention to poverty, especially in rich countries. Parish and Catholic groups around the world hold events to help the poor in local communities.

It is known, according to Italy's Catholic charity Caritas Italiana, that 5.6 million people live in poverty in Italy, 1.4 million of whom are children, reported Vatican News.

In addition to eating together, food packages for 5,000 families were also distributed through a parish network in Rome.

Italy's Elite Supermarket Network contributes a total of about 10 tons of pasta, 5 tons of rice, flour, sugar, salt and coffee, as well as five thousand liters of oil and milk. Each package provides a wide variety of groceries for households.