Poverty

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
Pope says pandemic recovery impossible if we forget the poor
- Jun 13, 2020
In his message for the World Day of the Poor, Pope Francis said fears over the financial fallout of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic should prompt greater sympathy for the poor, insisting that no political or economic recovery is possible without a stronger sense of solidarity.

By Elise Ann Allen
Virus deepens Argentina’s economic crisis as poverty soars
- Jun 12, 2020
Since the COVID-19 coronavirus came to Argentina, the priest who employs her, Father Juan Isasmendi, has gone from serving 350 meals a day to 7,000, feeding residents of a poor Buenos Aires neighborhood where economic activity has all but stopped due to strict anti-virus measures.

By Almudena Calatrava

Assisi friars offering annual fundraiser for economic victims of COVID-19
- Jun 10, 2020
This year the Franciscan friars in Assisi have decided to give the proceeds from an annual fundraiser to people in financial difficulty due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, including a high number of young people now unemployed.

By Elise Ann Allen
Vatican vows to help poor and jobless, insisting, ‘That’s not socialism’
- May 16, 2020
As the Catholic Church and governments around the world are exploring different solutions to the fallout of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, one Vatican official has said the ecclesial priority will be assisting those impacted by new forms of poverty due to unemployment.

By Elise Ann Allen
Spain’s parishes adapt pastoral services during pandemic
- Apr 28, 2020
Today, during the COVID-19 pandemic, people line up at a Catholic charity center in Spain in all weather for food, clothing, masks and medicines.

By Jonathan Luxmoore