Tag: Poverty

Real poverty is caused by the desire of one to hoard “meaningless” earthly advantages, at the expense and to the disadvantage of another

In a message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, the pope said that it is “the poorest among us who are crying out”

Our first story in the series "Listening with the heart through generations" in which 11-13 year-olds tell the stories of those living on the fringe of society in Asia

None of the super-rich has declared that they will share any of their massive wealth with the poor

Pope Francis warned Catholics against laxity and inconsistent behavior with regard to the poor

Most of the people in Jacobabad live in acute poverty, with water shortages and power cuts compromising their ability to beat the heat

The presidential palace acknowledged that the government needs to do “much more” to protect citizens from hunger and poverty

Seva Kendra Silchar, a Catholic social service initiative is empowering women in India to cultivate their way out of poverty and starvation

The survey results showed that 24 percent of the respondents said their lives got better while 36 percent said it remains unchanged

The practice has become so widespread in the western city of Herat that a nearby settlement is bleakly nicknamed "one kidney village"