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Preferential Option For The Poor

Preferential Option for the Poor (CST) Video

Preferential Option For The Poor

Video - Preferential Option for the Poor (CST)

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Preferential Option for the Poor (CST) Video

Video - Preferential Option for the Poor (CST)

Preferential Option for the Poor is one of the Catholic Social Teaching principles. This video explains how caring for those who are less well off is everyone’s responsibility. To learn more about this CST principle visit: https://www.caritas.org.au/learn/cst-toolkit/preferential-option-for-the-poor/

4 mins

Audience

Secondary (Y7-12), Parish, Primary

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About Caritas, Catholic Social Teaching, Poverty, Sustainable Development Goals & Human Rights, Water and Sanitation, Food Security & Agriculture

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