by Beth | Jan 14, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“On the basis of available statistical data, it can be said that less than half of the immense sums spent worldwide on armaments would be more than sufficient to liberate the immense masses of the poor from destitution. This challenges humanity’s...
by Beth | Jan 13, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
860 million children live in dire straits, victims of a variety of tragedies and abuses, says a report from a Vatican agency. ROME, JAN. 10, 2006 (Zenit.org).- A staggering 860 Fides, the news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, highlights...
by Beth | Jan 8, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
WASHINGTON (January 6, 2005)– At a time of considerable discussion of the place of immigrants in American society, the U.S. Bishops� National Migration Week, set for January 8-14, will focus on solidarity with immigrants and other people on the move. Journey...
by Beth | Jan 7, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Last month, as corporate boardrooms toasted Australia’s “boom” economy, the Catholic charity organisation, the St Vincent de Paul Society, released a report documenting the growing gap between the country’s rich and poor. The social policy issues paper, Winners and...
by Beth | Jan 6, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
January 05, 2006 Inspired by the mission Vincentian Mission and encounters with members of the Vincentian Curia in Rome, St. John’s University alumnus Josiah Mooney and his wife Katherine are carrying out the Vincentian Mission of caring for society’s most...
by Beth | Jan 4, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
WASHINGTON (January 4, 2005)– The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) this month launched a new national awareness campaign that focuses attention on the nearly 36 million poor Americans—and even more attention on the poor and low-income people who are...
