by Beth | Oct 27, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The St Vincent de Paul Society has warned that credit card customers who pay the minimum on their bills end up paying outrageously high interest rates. The charity also criticised the prominence given on credit card bills to the minimum payment credit customers must... by Beth | Oct 19, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Often, International Action to Combat Hunger Ignores the Human Factor” VATICAN CITY, OCT. 19, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Here is the message Benedict XVI sent to Jacques Diouf, director general of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, on the occasion of... by Beth | Oct 19, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
VATICAN CITY, OCT. 19, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI says that the fight against world hunger calls for the recovery of the genuine values of agricultural work, with the human person as the protagonist. The Pope stressed the importance of the family and of... by Beth | Oct 16, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY falls on 17 October 2006. The theme of the Day this year is “Working Together out of Poverty”. Among the many ceremonies on 17 October around the world, there will be a commemoration ceremony at UN... by Beth | Aug 17, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The Eugene, Oregon SVDP is making good use of materials that were not permitted in airplanes and therefore discarded at the sescurity checkpoints. The federal Transportation Security Administration instituted the ban last week after investigators in London said they... by Beth | Aug 15, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Tuesday, 15 August 2006. 08:15 (AEST) The Catholic Church in southern Queensland has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to withdraw its controversial migration Bill to extend offshore processing. The Prime Minister announced the Government is not going...
