Pope: Poverty Driving Children into Forced Labour Must be Tackled
By Carol Glatz – Poverty and inequality, which are major factors in child labour exploitation, must be addressed, Pope Francis said in a written message. “Sadly, too...
Category: Poverty & Social Justice
Pope Francis on World Day of the Poor: Be tireless builders of hope
On the World Day of the Poor, Pope Francis urged Christians to be “tireless builders of hope” amid the darkness and suffering in the world. “The World...
Assisi pilgrimage with the poor: Pope calls for open hands, open hearts
By Cindy Wooden – With a pilgrim’s staff and mantle, Pope Francis entered Assisi’s Basilica of St Mary of the Angels with 500 economically or socially disadvantaged...
Pope’s World Day of the Poor at Assisi
Pope Francis plans to prepare for his celebration of the World Day of the Poor by meeting with and listening to some 500 poor people making a...
Pontifical Academy: Extreme poverty can be ended immediately
By Carol Glatz – Extreme deprivation could be ended “basically immediately,” said U.S. economist and member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, Jeffrey D. Sachs. “What we...
Pope Francis at his Prophetic Best!
Clearly siding with the world’s poor and marginalised in a video message for the recent Fourth World Meeting of Popular Movements, Pope Francis boldly declared, “Seeing you...
South Africa’s Culture of Impunity
Are we in danger of creating a culture of impunity? While we might have good reason to justify certain individual acts of lawlessness, where will the accumulation...
World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis
After six years of war, “Yemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophe,” according to the International Rescue Committee. Confirming that terribly sad fact, Catholic Relief Services reports,...
Pope: Selfish, Materialistic Lifestyles Help Fuel Poverty
By Carol Glatz – Poverty is the result of people’s selfishness; it is not “fate” or the fault of the poor, Pope Francis said. “Unless we choose to...
Pope Francis: The Creator, Neighbour and Creation
A failure to act in protecting creation now will have dire consequences for the planet and for future generations, Pope Francis said. In a message sent...
US Debate: What Works to Get, and Keep, People out of Poverty
By Mark Pattison – What methods work best at getting people out of poverty – and keeping them out – was the subject of debate during a...
Papal Foundation’s Covid-19 Grants Set for South Africa
The Papal Foundation has announced it will give $1,8 million in grants to support COVID-19 relief efforts in developing nations around the world, with the majority of...
