poverty
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.
Pope encourages vast crowds in Madagascar in fight against poverty, climate threat
By Claire Giangravé — September 9, 2019
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The pope's optimistic message of peace and faith has been balanced by the reality of the challenges Africa faces.
Interfaith group pledges to use religion’s influence to address climate change, poverty
By Eric J. Lyman — August 26, 2019
LINDAU, Germany (RNS) — Azza Karam, the newly elected leader of the interfaith group Religions for Peace, urged delegates to the group's recent World Assembly to harness the power of religion to address climate, nuclear arms and income inequality.
At 89, Bread for the World founder Art Simon ‘not giving up’ on goal of ending hunger
By Adelle M. Banks — August 19, 2019
(RNS) — 'Charity is essential and I'm still actively part of charitable efforts in hunger,' Simon said. 'But charity can only do so much.'
Kenya’s Catholic bishops provoke debate over public health and contraception
By Doreen Ajiambo — February 11, 2019
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Citing an acute shortage of priests as a reason to obey the Vatican's longstanding ban on artificial forms of family planning, a bishop ignited a larger debate about family size and poverty.
New documentary chronicles a grass roots Catholic ‘magisterium’
By Michael McKinley — December 24, 2018
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Why the Christian idea of hell no longer persuades people to care for the poor
By Meghan Henning — October 25, 2018
(The Conversation) — The idea of an afterlife as a moral tool goes back to the Greeks, but in present times, the concept of eternal perdition has radically changed.
How Howard Thurman can help Christians heal their political divides
By Jemar Tisby — October 16, 2018
(RNS) — In our current political morass, we need to constantly remind ourselves that Christians, and their politics, should bring relief and flourishing to those whom the world counts as the least.
As activists rally, hymns of protest rise again
By Adelle M. Banks — August 8, 2018
(RNS) — Just like the music of the civil rights movement, old and new songs are often led by people of faith and sometimes refashioned to appeal to people of a range of backgrounds.
Houses of worship mobilize for back-to-school time
By Bobby Ross Jr. — August 6, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY (RNS) — For the poor, buying crayons and pencils, much less shoes and jackets, can be a major financial burden, which has inspired many houses of worship nationwide to get involved.
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.
January was tough on the poor. So was tax reform.
By Peter Gyves — January 29, 2018
(RNS) — During the past month, we have seen how those living in poverty are most vulnerable because of homelessness, inadequately heated homes and the increased prevalence of infectious diseases in their communities.
Trump’s religious advisers are out of step with Rev. King’s legacy
By R. Khari Brown — January 22, 2018
(RNS) — The council is largely out of step with the groups they claim to represent, religious Americans in general and evangelicals more specifically.
Forget ‘Happy Holidays.’ Let’s talk about Congress this Christmas.
By Jonathan Merritt — December 23, 2017
Talking about public policy may not seem like a festive activity, but it is sorely needed.
Sister Simone Campbell: Time to talk about race, poverty and justice
By Simone Campbell — December 19, 2017
(RNS) We asked Sister Simone Campbell, who leads NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, to consider what 2018 will mean for religion.
