by John Freund, CM | Apr 8, 2013 | Pope
“In Argentina, they say that if you want to understand the priestly soul of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, then you have to know the villas miserias, literally “villas of misery,” meaning the slums in Buenos Aires where the poorest of the poor are found...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 18, 2013 | Pope
The London Guardian reports…His parishioners from the barrio of Buenos Aires where he was born and cut his political teeth say Pope Francis is likely to usher in the most radical change in the Catholic church in more than 50 years from the barrio of Buenos Aires...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 27, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Developed by two product design students, a manually powered washer and dryer that costs less than $40 could tranform life in slums around the world. It’s operated by a foot pedal, while the user sits on the lid to stabilize the rapidly churning contents. Sitting...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 9, 2010 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
Have you ever heard of Kibera? You will not find it on any map or globe, but it is there – right in the heart of Nairobi in Kenya – the second largest slum in the world with nearly 1,000,000 people including 100,000 orphans. Its sole infrastructure are the tens of...
