#Poverty

Poverty: Caritas, 6 out of 10 beneficiaries are the product of “intergenerational poverty.” People assisted on the rise (+7.7%)

Caritas centres and services distributed almost 1.5 million aid packages from 192 diocesan Caritas in 2021. At least 227,556 people…

Council of Europe: Mijatovic, “address poverty systematically, including by pursuing fiscal policies based on human rights”

Minimum income: EU Commission presents guidance on schemes. Schmidt, “they should be adequate and motivate people to return to the labour market”.

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…