poverty
Survey: Most Americans say fighting global poverty is futile
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — April 29, 2014
(RNS) Observant Christians are concerned about global extreme poverty but skeptical that it can be ended in the next 25 years.
The pope and the president: What to look for in the Obama-Francis summit
By David Gibson — January 21, 2014
(RNS) What will the two leaders talk about? What issues will they avoid? With Pope Francis, anything is possible, but here are some initial ideas on how the summit could play out.
Pope Francis lays out a blueprint for his papacy in ‘Evangelii Gaudium’
By Eric J. Lyman — November 26, 2013
ROME (RNS) "How can we continue to stand by when food is thrown away while people are starving?" Pope Francis asked. "Today, everything comes under the laws of competition and the survival of the fittest, where the powerful feed upon the powerless."
Recovering the discipline of hospitality: An interview with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
By Jonathan Merritt — November 14, 2013
Author and activists urges Christians to love their neighbors by practicing hospitality.
Catholic bishops’ new president can help hierarchy pivot toward Pope Francis
By David Gibson — November 13, 2013
BALTIMORE (RNS) Archbishop Joseph Kurtz' wide-angle lens directly reflects Francis’ own approach.
“One of the major challenges is what, really, our Holy Father has said over and over again: How can we warm hearts and heal wounds?”
Catholic bishops challenged to adapt to Pope Francis’ priorities
By David Gibson — November 11, 2013
BALTIMORE (RNS) As they began their annual fall meeting on Monday, the U.S. Catholic bishops heard a pointed challenge from Pope Francis’ personal representative to be pastors and not ideologues -- the first step in what could be a laborious process to reshape the hierarchy to meet the pope’s dramatic shift in priorities.
Report: ‘Catholic McCarthyism’ threatens bishops’ anti-poverty push
By David Gibson — June 10, 2013
(RNS) The fight over Catholic Campaign for Human Development anti-poverty effort reflects a longstanding divide over whether a few litmus-test issues — most of which do not include social justice concerns — can or should define what it means to be a Catholic in America.
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.
Survey: Young evangelicals at odds with their political parties
By Lauren Markoe — October 16, 2012
WASHINGTON (RNS) A large majority of young evangelicals see a conflict between their faith and their political party – but Democrats grapple with this disconnect much more than Republicans, according to a new survey. By Lauren Markoe.
As poverty remains stagnant, churches call for greater advocacy
By Jeanie Groh — September 12, 2012
WASHINGTON (RNS) The plight of Americans living in poverty has not improved during the last year, according to newly released Census data, and Christian leaders said Wednesday (Sept. 12) that poverty must become a priority for Christians if it is not a priority for Washington. By Jeanie Groh.
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