poverty

Reflection Date: November 4, 2023
Humility grows out of an abundance of grace

In Pakistan, about 20,000 brick kilns employ about 4.5 million people.

Pope Francis reflected on the manger as Jesus’ closeness, poverty, and concreteness in his homily at Christmas midnight mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday evening. “What then does the manger tell us? It tells us three things, at least: closeness, poverty, and concreteness,” Pope Francis said.

Dicastery for Evangelization inaugurated the mobile health clinic in St. Peter’s Square on November 9 as one of the initiatives for sixth World Day of the Poor.

Every year on October 17, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed to raise awareness about people living in poverty.

World Food Day is celebrated every October 16 to promote global awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and to highlight the need to ensure healthy diets for all.

Reflection Date: September 7, 2022
“Blessed are you who are poor”

Thousands of people continue to sleep in temporary tarpaulin shelters without food in eastern India almost a month after Cyclone Yaas destroyed their homes and stored food grains.

Soaring food prices has been affecting the most vulnerable people of Myanmar in the wake of the February 1 military coup in the country.

Eradicating poverty means expanding the richness of human life, rather than simply the richness of the economy in which human beings live.

The Catholic Church's social action arm Caritas appealed for more aid for people affected by super cyclone Amphan in several coastal areas of Bangladesh.