The problem of homeless camping is nationwide, and on April 22 the Supreme Court heard a case concerning the constitutionality of local laws that ban public camping and their impact on people who are homeless.
Passions flare as Supreme Court hears case with major impact on homelessness policy
Raise a cone: Rome’s poor celebrate pope’s name day with gelato
Cones raised in the air, the crowd gathered for dinner at the Sant’Egidio Community’s soup kitchen toasted Pope Francis on his name day, the feast of St. George.
Arctic plunge challenges charitable agencies to keep people warm
The brutally cold weather covering the eastern two-thirds of the country at the start of 2018 kept Catholic agencies scurrying to find ways to make sure no one was left without warm shelter and hot meals.
Growth in extreme poverty seen to parallel history of 1996 welfare reform law
LORAIN, Ohio (CNS) — Quinn Washington always considered herself a “worker bee.” A single mother of six, Washington, 32, worked long hours to provide for her […]