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National Catholic Register Interview on PovertyCure

November 20, 2014 • by Joe Carter

National Catholic Register Interview on PovertyCure

What is the best way to help the the global poor? One group attempting to bring innovative thinking to that question is PovertyCure, an initiative of the Acton Institute. PovertyCure brings together an international coalition to encourage entrepreneurial solutions to poverty that are rooted in a Christian understanding of the person, who is created in the image of God. Continue Reading...

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