by Beth | Feb 10, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
NEW YORK, FEB. 9, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Work is key not only to social development, but also to cultural and moral development, says the Holy See. Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, made these comments Thursday to the...
by Beth | Jan 28, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Homelessness Sunday is an annual day of ecumenical prayer and action marked by over 2,000 churches in England, Scotland and Wales. Scheduled for the last Sunday in January each year this group tries to raise consciousness of the needs of the homeless. From their...
by Beth | Jan 21, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Alexandria, VA— Catholic Charities USA today announced a new multi-year initiative to cut poverty in half by 2020, urging Congress and the Administration to give a much higher priority to the needs of the poor in budget and policy decisions on issues such as health...
by Beth | Jan 19, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Rwanda, one of the poorest countries in Africa, had barely 3,000 landline telephones a decade ago — that’s 1 phone for every 3,000 people. Today, it’s rapidly becoming one of the most wired nations in Africa.The same technology that has transformed...
by Beth | Jan 19, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A dietary staple for millions around the world, peanuts have long required painstaking hand-shelling that has limited their potential as a cash crop for farmers in developing nations. But the Full Belly Project has made peanut shelling as easy as riding a bike by...
by Beth | Jan 18, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (The Criterion) –The Indiana Catholic bishops call the faithful “to welcome others as Christ himself” in a pastoral letter on the treatment of immigrants. In a document issued on Jan. 12 entitled “I Was a Stranger and You...
