As we face the challenge of Covid-19, our obligations to the citizens of our own country must not negate our duties to global humanity. Active support for the poor and the displaced will be essential in longer-term efforts for a more just, more inclusive and healthier post-crisis world.

Nearly 50% of Lebanese are living below the poverty line, and unemployment has reached 35% of the working population, according to the government.

Indians in several states said the situation has been exacerbated by poor preparation by state governments and conflicting messages from central and state governments.

“The world is rich but, notwithstanding this, the [number of] poor people around us is increasing,” Pope Francis said. “Hundreds of millions of people are living in extreme poverty, lacking the bare necessities of life including food, medical care, schools, drinking water.”

Elizabeth Strout examines the human condition in a quiet setting where introspection cannot be escaped.

"We want to help people feel the joy of Christmas," Sabine Bou Serhal, 22, a chief for the group, told Catholic News Service.