Poverty Archives

Despite pandemic, Brazilians mark annual Cry of the Excluded

Sep 13, 2020

The fight against poverty and social inequalities, as well as harsh criticism of President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic dictated this year’s Cry of the Excluded protests.

By Lise Alves

Pope tells nun helping transgender women, ‘God will repay you’

Aug 18, 2020

In the latest sign of papal outreach to the transgender community, Pope Francis has written to an old friend in Argentina to say that he is praying for her and the individuals who will move into a new condo complex she built to help transgender women living in poverty.

By Elise Ann Allen

‘Poor People’s Campaign’ eyes low-income voters in 13 states

Aug 11, 2020

A coalition of activists, unions, and religious leaders inspired by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last organizing effort said Tuesday new data suggest low-income voters in key states could swing some U.S. Senate races.

By Russell Contreras

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