Despite the ongoing pandemic, several cities had live demonstrations for this year’s Cry of the Excluded protests.
Despite pandemic, Brazilians mark annual Cry of the Excluded
Vatican official calls for action after U.N. reports rising hunger rate
A Vatican official called on the international community to work together to combat poverty amid drastic increase in hunger and malnutrition due to the coronavirus.
Women religious honored for work on pandemic’s front lines
Women religious working “on the front lines,” exposed to the coronavirus continue to care for the communities they minister.
The Big Question: What does it really mean to be pro-life?
Three people discuss the challenges in supporting and protecting the range of pro-life values.
Advocates for poor expect new SNAP rule will boost hunger nationwide
Catholic advocates for poor people decried a new federal rule tightening work requirements that determine eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Having a friend who is poor will help you get to heaven, pope says
The poor are the church’s treasure because they give every Christian a chance to “speak the same language as Jesus, that of love,” Pope Francis said, celebrating Mass for the World Day of the Poor.
Not all Catholics ‘get’ social justice, experts say
“It’s a term that history has loaded to the breaking point,” says one theology professor, noting that “it’s important to unpack social justice, especially given our heightened political climate.”
Plan to change how inflation is measured concerns advocates for poor
The Trump administration is weighing a plan that uses a different definition of inflation to determine who lives in poverty and who does not.