“…Fighting poverty requires attentive consideration of the complex  phenomenon of globalization. This is important from a methodological  standpoint, because it suggests drawing upon the fruits of economic and  sociological research into the many different aspects of poverty. Yet the  reference to globalization should also alert us to the spiritual and moral  implications of the question, urging us, in our dealings with the poor, to set  out from the clear recognition that we all share in a single divine plan: we are  called to form one family in which all – individuals, peoples and nations –  model their behavior according to the principles of fraternity and responsibility.”

Pope Benedict XVI

World Day of Peace Message, 2009, #2.