Pope: The poor cannot keep waiting for justice
By CNS – A Christian faith that does not disturb the powers that be and cannot generate a serious commitment to charity becomes an innocuous devotion, Pope...
Christian Living / Church / Pope Francis / Poverty & Social Justice
by CNS · Published November 18, 2024
By CNS – A Christian faith that does not disturb the powers that be and cannot generate a serious commitment to charity becomes an innocuous devotion, Pope...
Church / Poverty & Social Justice
by CNS · Published November 17, 2024 · Last modified November 13, 2024
By Carol Glatz, CNS – The poor bear the image of Jesus, and Christians must offer them support and expressions of Christian charity, Pope Francis said. “We...
By Tony Magliano – You may have recently heard the news that a fully loaded container ship plowed into a U.S. bridge in the Baltimore harbour causing...
Charity / Church / Poverty & Social Justice / Rosanne Shields
by Rosanne Shields · Published January 8, 2024
Amid South Africa’s many social problems, a Catholic NGO is helping communities in the Northern Cape empower themselves, as Rosanne Shields explains. Our country has more than...
When I began this column, it was the Solemnity of Christ the King; an awesome reminder that while kingdoms and kings of all sorts, up and down the...
By CNS – The material, cultural and spiritual poverties that exist in the world are a “scandal” that Christians are called to address by putting their God-given...
This year, 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day is going local for its annual blanket collection and reveal Road Show. Hashtagged #LocalBlanketsIsLekka, the charity’s 2023 blanket drive...
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Wars, famine and calamities of every kind can tempt Christians to a paralysing fear that the world is about to end; what...
By Junno Arocho Esteves – The international community can no longer ignore the cries of the poor and the hungry who fall victim to food loss and...
By Fredrick Nzwili – A Vatican diplomat in southern Africa warned that deprivation and poverty among the laity could obstruct Pope Francis’ vision of synodality in the region,...
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