by John Freund, CM | Jun 21, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The challenge is to live off of the average food stamp budget of $21 per person per week Salem–Today Governor Ted Kulongoski challenged all Oregonians to join him and his wife, Mary Oberst, during “Hunger Awareness Week†from April 23-29, 2007 and live off of an... by John Freund, CM | May 13, 2007 | Church, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
APARECIDA, Brazil, MAY 13, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI made special mention of the world’s poor and the Fight Hunger: Walk the World campaign, during the inaugural Mass of the Aparecida conference of Latin America’s bishops. The Pope made these... by John Freund, CM | Apr 4, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
ROME (AFP) – Despite projections of a bumper grain crop this year, 33 countries will not have enough food, with Iraq and Zimbabwe among the hardest hit, the UN food agency said Tuesday. Countries with “widespread lack of access to food” include... by Beth | Nov 11, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
ROME, NOV. 10, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Here is the address of Cardinal Renato Martino, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, at a “special event” on the application of the humanitarian right to food. The Rome-based U.N. Food and Agriculture... 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...
