Tag: poor
Sri Lanka’s poorest are the victims of a new tax increase
It would be a further blow dealt in the wake of electricity tariff increases. Even the lower middle class will not be free from repercussions
Speak the language of charity – Pope Francis
Pope Francis thanked the Church in Hungary for its “generous and wide-ranging service to charity”
Photos: ‘Running Priest’ visits sick, elderly on Ash Wednesday
The priest used to run to bring attention to the issues that he is passionate about, such as human rights and the environment
Vatican invites Rome poor to a day at the circus
Prisoners, refugees, and families with children from Ukraine, Syria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sudan were also invited
Pope Francis decries culture that ‘throws away’ unborn children, elderly, poor
Speaking from the window of the Apostolic Palace, the pope noted that the “throwaway culture” is predominant in more affluent societies
9 richest Filipinos have more wealth than half of Philippine population,...
The poor are unable to recover from back-to-back crises as many continue to suffer from the effects of the pandemic
Church in Phnom Penh invites poor, ill to Advent feast
The activity was presided by Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, MEP, apostolic vicar of Phnom Penh
Future of poor children uncertain as India ends scholarship program
The scholarship scheme has benefitted about 52 million students, including 5.4 million Christians and 33 million Muslims
Philippine Church leader admits poor remain in ‘margins of the Church’
“We have tended to limit the church involvement of the laity to serving the Church rather than serving society"
Survey says 12.2M Filipino families felt ‘poor’ in second quarter of...
The figure points to an increase from the 10.9 million Filipino families who felt “poor” during the first quarter of the year
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