#Poverty

United Kingdom: To die of starvation, alone. The story of baby Bronson sparks off controversy  

Shortly after Christmas, a two-year-old boy was found dead next to his deceased father in a small flat in Skegness,…

Ecuador plagued by violence and drug trafficking. But some are sowing seeds of hope

Father Marcelo Farfán is the Salesian Inspector in this South American country. His description of the situation is dramatic: “The…

Austria: agreement between Caritas Styria and Raiffeisen Bank relaunches “We Help” social fund. Poverty on the rise

Haiti: awaiting the UN, life in Jérémie, ‘free zone’. Father Miraglio: “We reach the mountains on mules”

The United Nations has decided to send a military contingent: the Central American country is at the mercy of guerrilla…

The poor of Seoul. A missionary among the outcasts of the high-tech country

South Korea, an extremely poor nation at the end of the Second World War, is now at the leading edge…

Grain war: Putin’s “concessions” and North Africa as “big loser”

In Central Africa, bread is a luxury reserved for Westerners: ordinary people are too poor to eat it. The war…

Surrogacy. Armeni: “Not freedom but exploitation”

Forget freedom of choice and altruism. For journalist and writer Ritanna Armeni, surrogacy is an unacceptable form of exploitation of…

Surrogacy. Lulli (gynaecologist): “A deep bond is formed between the (surrogate) mother and the child. No more silence”

“We have broken the most sacred bond in human history: the bond between mother and child,” says gynaecologist Emanuela Lulli.…

Caritas Italy: increased poverty rates, growing territorial disparities and stigma against vulnerable persons

A total of 255,957 persons received assistance from diocesan and parish Caritas outreach centres and services in 2022; two-thirds of…

100th anniversary Don Milani: from Barbiana to Rondine, how ‘Don Lorenzo’ inspired the Peace Citadel

From Barbiana, a remote hamlet in the mountainous area of Vicchio, in Tuscany’s Mugello region, to Rondine, a small medieval…

Caritas Italy. Fr Pagniello: a co-responsibility ‘plan’ against poverty, involving the Church, civil society and relevant institutions

The 43rd National Diocesan Caritas Congress that brought together 660 delegates from 173 dioceses April 17-20, drew to a close…