by John Freund, CM | Nov 27, 2007 | Church, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Homelessness is “a global pandemic” that demands a Christian response and government intervention, a Vatican official said during the Vatican’s first international conference addressing the pastoral needs of the homeless....
by annaread | Nov 25, 2007 | Evangelization, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Curried pumpkin-apple soup, tomato florentine soup, potato-vegetable chowder: it’s what’s for dinner later this week in Lewiston, Maine USA. “Lots to Gardens”, a program of sustainable urban agriculture sponsored by the Sisters of Charity...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 23, 2007 | Church, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Vatican City, Nov 22, 2007 / 08:47 am (CNA).- “The time has come to ensure, for the sake of peace, that no man, woman and child will ever be hungry again!” the Pope told members of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), gathered in Rome for...
by annaread | Nov 21, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
That’s the ambitious goal of idealist.org, “Action Without Borders”, a site that aims to network people world-wide. There are mini-tutorials on Web tools, a “What you can do” list of things that take only minute or so to effect positive...
by annaread | Nov 21, 2007 | Evangelization, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In Fargo North Dakota USA a woman has walked a long, difficult road into a miracle: a home of her own. She is moving from transitional housing provided by a conference of the Society of St Vincent de Paul into a permanent place to live: “I am moving in with...
by annaread | Nov 20, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The world-wide shortage of healthcare workers has reached crisis proportions, according to Dr Francis Omaswa of Global Health Workforce Alliance. The Alliance is now beginning to shift its emphasis from raising awareness to implementing solutions. Read about it at the...
