Hunger Archives

D.C. Catholic food pantry: Months of long lines with no end in sight

Jul 21, 2020

When the coronavirus pandemic first hit the Washington area in mid-March, shuttering many local restaurants and businesses, the lines at a weekly food pantry sponsored by the Spanish Catholic Center immediately jumped from about 60 people to hundreds.

By Carol Zimmermann

Vatican official calls for action after U.N. reports rising hunger rate

Jul 15, 2020

After the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization projected a drastic increase in hunger and malnutrition due to the coronavirus, a Vatican official called on the international community to work together to combat poverty.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

COVID-19 pandemic seen increasing hunger, food insecurity around world

Jul 14, 2020

On the international level, COVID-19 is not just a public health issue, but it also is a hunger issue.

By Juan Carlos Ramirez

What Catholicism didn’t do amid COVID shouldn’t obscure what it did

Jul 8, 2020

ROME – When we look back at the Catholic experience of the coronavirus, it will be tempting for closures and suspensions to be what we remember most. In many parts of the world Catholics were unable to attend Mass for months, driving some of them online for worship and others

By John L. Allen Jr.

Nuns in Africa risk hunger during coronavirus epidemic, panel hears

Jun 24, 2020

One nun has said that strict lockdowns and inflated prices due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic are pushing some religious communities in Africa to point of hunger, as they cannot afford enough food for themselves and those whom they serve.

By Elise Ann Allen

Catholic charities praise English soccer star’s food voucher win

Jun 17, 2020

Catholic charities in England have praised the work of soccer star Marcus Rashford to reverse a decision to end food vouchers for low income children during the summer holidays.

By Charles Collins