by Beth | May 2, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
VATICAN CITY, MAY 2, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Citing what he sees as a lack of effective mechanisms to direct the process of globalization, John Paul II proposed “a new constitutional organization of the human family.” The Pope addressed the issue of “The...
by Beth | Apr 30, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
April 30, 2003 – By SAM DILLON The number of black Americans under 18 years old who live in extreme poverty has risen sharply since 2000 and is now at its highest level since the government began collecting such figures in 1980, according to a study by the...
by Beth | Apr 29, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
SYDNEY, April 27, 2003 (catholicweekly.com.au): Chris Lindsay reports in The Catholic Weekly this Sunday – One in every five Australians is under constant financial stress, says Dr John Falzon of the St Vincent de Paul Society. “Around three million Australians...
by Beth | Apr 26, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Seeing the plight of the homeless on a daily basis while walking to our building made me wonder “what could I do to alleviate some of their struggle?” These fellow human beings can be seen sleeping on card board with only newspaper or a tattered...
by Beth | Apr 23, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The College Wrap! program makes it possible for college cafeterias to use suitable leftover food to feed the hunger without fear of liability suits.Rock and Wrap It Up! an international volunteer hunger relief organization and think tank, works with administration,...
by Beth | Apr 17, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In recognition of the 170th anniversary of the founding of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, we are asking everyone to pause for a moment of silence at 10 a.m. on April 23 to be mindful of the plight of the poor throughout the world.It was April 23, 1833 when a group...
