Articles on this issue "hunger"

Vatican and FAO Allied in Fight Against Hunger

Francis to Meet With Delegations in July

Rome, (Zenit.org) H. Sergio Mora | 540 hits

"On a scale of 1 to 10, the Pope’s interest in eradicating hunger is at 11," the director general of the FAO says. José Graziano da Silva of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization told …

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Religious Leaders Urge G8 Countries to Keep Working on Millennium Goals

"Each individual has a value that can never be lost and must never be ignored"

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Here is a letter signed by Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster, and other religious leaders, urging the heads of the Group of 8 nations to stay on course in achieving the Millennium …

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Abba Angelo: A Life for Ethiopia

An Italian Bishop in the Service of the Needy

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By Eva-Maria Kolmann “Abba Angelo, Abba Angelo,” cry the children when they see the old white jeep with the cracked windscreen. “Abba Angelo,” the grownups also shout after the vehicle. …

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Caritas to Host International Congress in Vienna

Joining with International Delegates to Find Solution to Hunger

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Caritas will host an International Congress on World Hunger and Food Security in Vienna, Austria on June 1-2. The purpose of the meeting is to find global solutions to why 925 million people …

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Pope: Access to Food Included in Right to Life

Sends Letter to FAO Director on World Food Day

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Ensuring that people have access to food is protecting their right to life, Benedict XVI wrote in a message on the occasion of World Food Day. The Pope said this in a letter sent today to …

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Benedict XVI's Message for World Food Day

"Access to Food Is a Fundamental Right of Persons and Nations"

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Here is a translation of the message Benedict XVI sent to Jacques Diouf, director-general of the U.N.'s Rome-based Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) on the occasion of World Food Day. …

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Pope's Lenten Message for 2009

"Fasting Is a Great Help to Avoid Sin and All That Leads to It"

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Here is Benedict XVI's Lenten message for 2009, dated Dec. 11 and released today. The theme of the letter is "He Fasted for Forty Days and Forty Nights, and Afterward He Was Hungry." * * * …

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Lenten Initiative: A World Without Hunger

World Food Program Director Responds to Papal Message

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World Food Program Director on Lent

"Feeding the Hungry Is a Profound Act of Love"

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Here is the statement Josette Sheeran, executive director of the World Food Program, gave today at the press conference the presented Benedict XVI's message for Lent. * * * I would like to …

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Cholera, Starvation Plague Zimbabwe

Caritas Reports People Eating Cow Dung

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As the World Health Organization today reported 775 cholera deaths in Zimbabwe, Caritas reported that people are mixing cow dung with remaining food to make it last a bit longer. "This is …

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Holy See: Human Needs Lost in Fight Against Hunger

Emphasizes Importance of Agriculture in Development

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Pontiff Remembers Famine in Soviet Ukraine

Notes 70th Anniversary of Vatican Radio's Polish Section

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Benedict XVI remembered today the victims of a Soviet-era famine that took the lives of millions of Ukrainians in the 1930s. After praying the Angelus with those gathered in St. Peter's …

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Benedict XVI Aims at Roots of Food Crisis

Points to Plenty of Resources, But Problem of Perception

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Benedict XVI says world hunger has its roots in a variety of issues that can be summarized by a false perception of the values that should regulate international relations. The Pope affirmed …

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Holy See: Hunger an "Intolerable" Situation

Urges Europe to Take Global Problem Seriously

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The rising number of malnourished people in the world is "intolerable," and it's a situation that Europe needs to begin taking more seriously, says a Vatican representative to the Council of …

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Dignity Seen as Priority in Fighting Hunger

Aide Comments on Pope's Message to Food Summit

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The struggle against hunger will not be in vain if it is “centered on the dignity of the person,” said a Vatican spokesman. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press …

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