August 25, 2026

Tuesday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time

Tag: Poverty

Census Bureau findings point to U.S. poverty reduction in 2021

The year 2021 was an outlier in many respects. Much of the year was characterized by halting steps...

Poverty driving children into forced labor must be tackled, pope says

Poverty and inequality, which are major factors in child labor exploitation, must be addressed, Pope Francis said in...

Nations should fight poverty, hunger, not each other, pope says

The real battles people should be fighting and funding are the ones against hunger, thirst, poverty, disease and...

Catholic priest leads campaign against hostility toward poor in Brazil

Calling it a humanitarian crisis, a Catholic priest who works with the homeless in São Paulo has been...

To fight child labor, eliminate poverty, give adults fair wages, pope says

Extreme poverty, the lack of employment that can support a family and desperation are the major drivers of...

Australian priest: More homeless in Hong Kong than he’s seen in 36 years

Oblate Father John Wotherspoon loves McDonald's restaurants, and it's not because of the fries....

Mexican bishops issue another appeal for anti-hunger program

Mexico's bishops have restarted an anti-hunger campaign, saying the pandemic has pushed millions of Mexicans into unemployment and...

Hunger can be beaten by caring for people and planet, pope says

Combating hunger will require humility, protecting the environment and promoting social justice, Pope Francis said....

Vow of poverty: Jesuits to look at its spiritual, practical implications

Many Catholics look at religious orders of men or women and wonder what their vow of poverty means....