Pope Francis told the Archbishop in charge of the Vatican’s charity, “Don’t wait for people to come ringing. You need to go out and look for the poor.'”
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Charity Federation at the UN
From the NGO News of the Sisters of Charity Federation.... "The Commission on the Status of Women meeting took place...
‘Serve, accompany, and defend the poor’
Catholic social ministers told: "Serve, accompany, and defend the poor." A message quite in line with the Pope's...
Time to stop blaming the poor
Especially after the great recession forced so many into the ranks of the poor through no fault of their own Barbara Ehrenreich elaborates...The Great Recession should have put the victim-blaming theory of poverty to rest. In the space of only a few months, millions...
UK “cannot afford poverty” – Catholic Charities
Vincentians in Partnership (VIP), along with other Catholic charities, including a number of our partners, have signed an open letter written by Helen O'Brien, CSAN’s Chief Executive, to the Public Accounts Committee, regarding public costs incurred by rising poverty...
Depaul Box Co – thinking outside the box
The Huffington Post writes... "One UK company is thinking outside of the box when it comes to helping homeless youth. Advertising group Publicis and its charity client, Depaul UK, recently founded theDepaul Box Company, which sells recycled cardboard boxes and uses...
Students from 3 Vincentian Universities Gather
First-Ever Vincentian Student Consortium Convenes At Niagara University Given the distance between them, it’s not too often that students attending the three Vincentian universities in North America have an opportunity to convene and talk about the issues of poverty,...
Got a spare room? Depaul UK
Someone has need of it! Depaul UK launches its Spare Room Campaign in response to the dramatic rise in youth homelessness. The campaign sees Depaul UK team up with local charities across the country to call on the 7.5 million households nationwide who have a spare...
Bishops to Congress – Protect the poor
Members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops critiqued federal budget proposals for their suggested cuts to social aid programs, which they said would harm the poor and vulnerable. “The moral measure of this budget debate is not which party wins or which...
Systemic change in 67 seconds
Pictures truly are worth 1000 words. VinFormation offers this 67 second video insight into the concept of systemic change as breaking the cycle of poverty.
End Extreme Poverty by Ending Extreme Wealth
To End Extreme Poverty, Let’s Try Ending Extreme Wealth The world’s wealthy gathered in the Alps recently to discuss how to ‘solve’ the world’s problems. The world’s biggest problem, suggests one top global anti-poverty outfit, may be their fortunes. Sam...
SVDP – ‘a forgotten layer of society’ calls
Vincent de Paul reports surge in calls from 'a forgotten layer of society'Irish Times St Vincent de Paul volunteers are at the coalface in the fight against poverty Today, the Society of St Vincent de Paul( svp.ie) release its figures for the number of people who...