Piero Gheddo
Father Piero Gheddo was an Italian priest, missionary, journalist and editor. He spent much of his career in the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, which he joined in 1942. He was ordained in 1953, and was appointed editor-in-chief of the magazine 'Le Missioni Cattoliche' in 1959.
“Why are...poor people more ready to share their goods than rich people? The answer is easy: The poor have little to lose; the rich have more to lose and they are more attached to their possessions. Poverty provides a deeper motivation for understanding your neighbors, welcoming others and attending to those who are suffering. I would go so far as to say that poverty helps you understand what happiness is, what serenity is in life.”
Piero Gheddo