Articles on this issue "hunger"
In a world replete with resources, hunger and malnutrition are simply unacceptable, says Benedict XVI. The Pope said this in a message written to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization …
read moreHere is the address Archbishop Silvano Tomasi gave May 22 at the 7th Special Session of the U.N. Human Rights Council on “The negative impact on the realization of the right to food of the …
read moreThe Holy See urged the U.N. food and agriculture to focus on solutions to hunger that take into account both the material and spiritual dimensions of the person, says the Vatican. Monsignor …
read moreHere is the address Monsignor Renato Volante, permanent observer of the Holy See to the U.N. Organization for Food and Agriculture, gave to the 29th session of the agency's regional conference …
read moreThe time has come to ensure, for the sake of peace, that no man, woman or child will ever be hungry again, says Benedict XVI. The Pope said this today when receiving in audience participants …
read moreHere is the text of the address Benedict XVI delivered today to members of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. * * * Mr President, Mr Director General, Ladies and Gentlemen, As you …
read moreThe secretary-general of Caritas called Zimbabwe a "tragedy," and she says the situation threatens to worsen as nearly one-third of the entire population faces the possibility of starvation. …
read moreNoting Benedict XVI's affirmation that "food is a universal right" for all people, Catholic Relief Services says it needs more support from Congress to reach its goals. Less than two weeks …
read moreThe growing disparity between the rich and the poor is an offense against human dignity, says Benedict XVI. The Pope said this today during his weekly general audience, which coincided with …
read moreBenedict XVI says that all people have a right to healthy and sufficient food, and that human egotism, more than natural disasters, is the cause of the phenomenon of wide-scale hunger. The …
read moreThe John Paul II Foundation for the Sahel is appealing for help to surmount famine in sub-Saharan Africa. The appeal came at the Sunday close of the meeting of the foundation's administrative …
read moreHere is the Vatican translation of the address Benedict XVI gave today before reciting the midday Angelus with several thousand people gathered in St. Peter's Square. In his address the Pope …
read moreBenedict XVI spoke up for the more than 800 million people who suffer hunger, stressing the responsibility of every one to eradicate this global scourge. Thousand of people defied rain to …
read moreThe media also have a responsibility in the struggle against the plague of hunger, says Benedict XVI. In Pope said this today before praying the Regina Caeli, and one week before the Church …
read moreThe Holy See called for support of small farmers and Indians in Latin America, to put an end to hunger and to achieve generalized levels of a dignified life. Monsignor Renato Volante, the Holy …
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