#Poverty

EU: one in five people at risk of poverty. The cry of alarm of Caritas Europe: “It is urgent to do more”

The picture drawn up by Eurostat is alarming: 95 million Europeans risk destitution against a backdrop of soaring commodity prices,…

National Eucharistic Congress (CEN). Zuppi: “Rediscover the taste of bread to feed and be fed”

Card. Zuppi opened the National Eucharistic Congress at the Via Vittorio Veneto platform in Matera with a heartfelt appeal for…

European Trade Unions: 38 million EU workers cannot afford a holiday. 8 million are Italians

Sri Lanka. Card. Ranjith (Colombo): “President’s resignation needed to bring about a marked change of direction in the country”

Card. Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, voices his opinion. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation is an essential step, he says, towards…

Horn of Africa: Unicef, poverty, child marriage and female genital mutilation increase with drought

Ukraine. Fr. Grynevych (Caritas-Spes): ” Hour-long queues for humanitarian aid. Fuel shortages delay distribution.”

Father Vyacheslav Grynevych, Caritas-Spes Secretary General is presently in Italy to attend the 42nd National Caritas Conference that closes today…

Summit of the Americas: 14,000 protestors march to be heard

Thousands of migrants are marching in protest, including at least 126 pregnant women and over 70 people with physical disabilities.…

Myanmar. Mons. Kung (Hakha): “Our message to Europe at war: we need peace and we need your help”

The words of the Burmese Bishop of Hakha, Chin State, Msgr. Lucius Hre Kung: “The ongoing conflict in Europe has…

Moldova. Msgr. Lodeserto: “The ‘Pope Francis’ soup kitchen’ is not about giving food but life”

Monsignor Cesare Lodeserto, vicar general of the diocese, describes the experience of the “Pope Francis” soup kitchen in Chișinău in…

Austria: Mgr. Landau (Caritas), “abolition of minimum income was a mistake that had dramatic consequences for many people”

Earth Day. Milano: “Globalisation must be humanised and made more environmentally friendly”

The Earth Day 2022 theme is Invest In Our Planet, celebrated worldwide on April 22. This motto, Greenaccord Secretary General…