#Poverty

Gaza: Caritas Jerusalem: “The situation is catastrophic. There is an urgent need to open aid corridors”

In a statement released yesterday in Jerusalem, the local Caritas branch described the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the West…

“Dilexi te” — the preferential option for the poor. Fr. Le Méhauté: “The Church is not true to herself without the poor”

Franciscan theologian Father Frédéric-Marie Le Méhauté offers his thoughts on Pope Leo XIV’s exhortation Dilexi te, which presents poverty as…

Eurostat: material and social deprivation in the EU slightly down. Young people and women most affected. Highest rate in Romania

Council of Europe: Committee of Social Rights, alarm for rising cost of living. Call for action on wages, prices and housing

Europeans and the EU: focus on security with an eye on jobs and anti-poverty measures

At the request of the European Parliament, Eurobarometer conducted a survey collecting the views of 26,000 citizens on their expectations…

Poverty: EU Commission, public consultation launched today to shape a strategy to respond to current realities and challenges

Austria: bells ringing all over the country against hunger in the world on 25 July

Peru: mining, violence and poverty. The Augustinians’ long-standing commitment for the Quechua community

The Catholic Church has a thriving presence in Peru that is closely connected to the local population, as explained by…

Austria: Caritas St. Pölten and Robin Powerhood, a partnership to donate electricity to destitute people

EU: European Economic and Social Committee, “producing energy in a more inclusive and affordable way”. Protecting consumers

Europe’s “housing crisis”: plans afoot in the EU and its member states

Unaffordable and insufficient housing. Rents and mortgage rates out of reach for countless families. The Von der Leyen Commission has…