Tag: Poverty
Tailoring program offers Indian families hope as they navigate crises
When cancer strikes, church program provides families opportunity to keep afloat financially amid COVID-19 crisis
Pope Francis urges youth to work with poor in addressing global...
Gravity of current situation demands a responsible stand be taken by all social actors with young people at forefront, pope says
Watch: India’s COVID-19 crisis
Govt has been criticized for its handling of crisis, many people on the brink of starvation
Poor communities in Philippines’ typhoon-hit regions in dire need of help
Church groups say the gap in govt’s humanitarian response manifests its unpreparedness when it comes to addressing disasters
After super typhoon: No help, no roof, no food
Mountains surrounding Filipino village used to be filled with trees, now, it’s littered with felled trunks and leafless branches
Church program helps isolated Indian villagers access govt entitlements
Families were unaware what govt programs could help them overcome poverty
Filipino Catholics mark World Day of the Poor, urged to aid...
From the Vatican, Pope Francis reminds Catholics to revive ‘sense of responsibility’ for the poor
Organic farming offers way forward for struggling farmers in India’s north
Chemical fertilizers and pesticides had sucked life from their farms' soil
Children in typhoon-hit areas face food shortages, mental distress
Some 450,000 children now living in fear and isolation, experiencing hunger and distress as they miss out on school
Pope offers Rome’s homeless free COVID-19 tests at Vatican
Some 50 coronavirus tests a day were being done and initiative would continue indefinitely
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