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...
Poverty & Social Justice
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...
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...
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...
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...
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: The Creator, Neighbour and Creation
A failure to act in protecting creation now will have dire consequences for the planet and for future generations,...
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 –...
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...
