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New book examines the religious lives of people without homes
By Yonat Shimron — January 14, 2022
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Susan Dunlap's 'Shelter Theology' describes the faith of people living in a homeless shelter, many of whom believe God guides and blesses them.
COVID-19 virus puts a spotlight on inequality and racism
By Thomas Reese — May 27, 2020
(RNS) — We should not be surprised that African Americans are 2.4 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than whites.
How does a church make the poor visible? This one immortalized them in a fresco
By Yonat Shimron — September 19, 2019
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (RNS) — When completed later this month, the 27-foot-by-10-foot composition, painted on wet lime plaster at a cost of nearly $300,000, will illuminate in bright colors the faces and gestures of the people who visit Haywood Street Church.
Vatican denounces offshore tax havens as harming the poor
By Nicole Winfield — May 17, 2018
(AP) — The Vatican is denouncing offshore tax havens and financial instruments such as derivatives and credit default swaps as gravely immoral and unjust, calling them 'ticking time bombs' that hurt the world’s poor the most.
The tax bill: What happened to ‘family values’ and ‘pro-life’ principles?
By Dwayne Royster — December 1, 2017
(RNS) — To lavish gifts on the rich and corporations while demolishing any chance at a decent life for many other people who need help is cruel.
Pope opens free laundromat for homeless
By Josephine McKenna — April 10, 2017
ROME (RNS) Since he became pope four years ago, Francis has made it a personal priority to provide them with showers, housing, medical care and other services to help restore their dignity.
More aid promised to poor elderly Jews in the former Soviet Union
By Lauren Markoe — September 27, 2016
(RNS) Tens of thousands of poor, elderly Jews -- some of them Holocaust survivors -- live in the former Soviet Union.
Yes, Catholics may vote for Bernie Sanders (COMMENTARY)
By Charles C. Camosy — February 8, 2016
(RNS) How is that possible when Sanders flagrantly ignores the dignity of voiceless and helpless prenatal children? Here's one answer.
Surprise! Pope Francis stops by Vatican’s new homeless shelter
By Rosie Scammell — October 16, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Francis’ visit was said to have delighted around 30 homeless men hosted at the dormitory, who recounted their stories and asked to be blessed.
Pope Francis to open 30-bed homeless shelter a few steps from Vatican walls
By Rosie Scammell — June 11, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Francis has consistently called on Catholics to create a “poor church,” elevating the theme of poverty among his signal initiatives.
COMMENTARY: Free speech just got more expensive
By Justus Baird — April 8, 2014
(RNS) Money turns our ears toward the well-articulated pleas of the well-financed and makes it really hard to hear other voices from the community -- many of whom have legitimate grievances.
Pope Francis walks in the shadow of namesake saint in Assisi
By Eric J. Lyman — October 4, 2013
ROME (RNS) Then-Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio surprised Vatican watchers by becoming the first pope in 2,000 years to pick the name Francis, and he has since looked to emulate his namesake by keeping much of the luxuries of the papacy at arm's length.
Pope Francis tells the poor: ‘Don’t let yourselves be robbed of hope’
By Eric J. Lyman — September 23, 2013
ROME (RNS) it was just Francis' third trip beyond Rome as pope, but it was at least the sixth time in his six-month papacy that Francis sought out the poor and destitute.
Study: Too much religion can harm economy
By Trevor Grundy — August 29, 2013
(RNS) The study found that religious people in religious cultures reported better psychological adjustment when their income was low.
Pope Francis: Wasting food is like stealing from the poor
By Alessandro Speciale — June 5, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) “Throwing away food is like stealing from the table of those who are poor and hungry,” Pope Francis said during his weekly audience in St. Peter's Square.
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