by John Freund, CM | Dec 10, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Pope Francis issued a video message to support the global campaign against world hunger, launched by Caritas Internationalis. The Pope asked Catholics not to “look the other way” from the “global scandal” of hunger, but rather “share in Christian...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 4, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Children in schools throughout Tipperary are going hungry every day because of a food poverty crisis according to a leading St.Vincent de Paul officer. Kieran Stafford, national vice president of St.Vincent de Paul, said food poverty was one of the biggest issues they...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 4, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Hunger Hits Home, a compelling documentary broadcast on the Food Network and narrated by actor Jeff Bridges, puts a human face on hunger in the United States. The program features policymakers, food providers, politicians and, most important, people in need. The...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 31, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Help Prevent Drastic Cuts to SNAP The “scandal of hunger” which Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI have addressed, the plight of our immigrant sisters and brothers seeking a decent way of life for their families, and the struggle that many poor,...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 18, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Trying to solve poverty is a lot like trying to solve a really hard puzzle. That’s why Oxfam has a new six-sided strategy to tackle it, driven by the power of people against poverty. (See below) 1. First, we’re helping people to claim rights for themselves...