The family was ordained of God that children might be trained up for himself; it was before the church, or rather the first form of the church on earth.
Pope Leo XIIIOnce the demands of necessity and propriety have been met, the rest that one owns belongs to the poor.
Pope Leo XIIINo one is so rich that he does not need another's help; no one so poor as not to be useful in some way to his fellow man; and the disposition to ask assistance from others with confidence and to grant it with kindness is part of our very nature.
Pope Leo XIII