Mayor in Spain removes cross from convent, throws it in dump
- Jan 25, 2021
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As food insecurity rises, pantries work overtime to meet the growing need
- Dec 6, 2020
Nearly 26 million people said they did not have enough food at least some of the time during late October and early November, according to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey.
UK faith leaders call for government commission to tackle child poverty
- Nov 2, 2020
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has joined other faith leaders in the United Kingdom to call on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to establish a commission “with the mandate and resources to tackle child poverty in England.”
Pope repeats call to divert funds from military to fighting hunger
- Oct 16, 2020
Repeating a call first made by St. Paul VI, Pope Francis urged a global move to divert money from national military spending and use it to “definitely defeat hunger.”
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.
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.
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.
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