Pope urges international leaders to tackle poverty with courage

From Catholic News Service

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI urged international leaders to tackle global poverty "with courage" when they meet at the United Nations to verify implementation of the Millennium Development Goals. Read more

America can take the lead here, but only if we are able to address this economic crisis. Otherwise the United State may be looking to other countries for aid to solve our poverty problems that follow a meltdown of the markets.