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Pope Francis to meet 500 poor people in Assisi on Nov...

The encounter will take place as part of the Church’s celebration of the 5th annual World Day of the Poor, which falls on Nov 14

Diocese of Kalookan launches campaign to feed poor during lockdown

The Diocese of Kalookan covers the three cities of Caloocan, Malabon, and Navotas in the national capital region

Investing in nutrition can eradicate ‘silent pandemic’ affecting Filipinos – World...

A World Bank study says about 30 percent of Filipino children under 5 years of age are stunted

New global approach to counter poverty needed, says Pope Francis

Pope Francis said the world needs “a farsighted social model capable of countering the new forms of poverty that are now sweeping the world"

Pope’s message on Fifth World Day of the Poor: “The poor...

"The poor, always and everywhere, evangelize us, because they enable us to discover in new ways the true face of the Father"

Listen to the cry of the ‘unknown poor’

Pope Francis noted that the pandemic has made us “all the more aware of the presence of the poor in our midst and their need for help”

Catholic bishops ask gov’t to prioritize essential workers, senior citizens in...

CBCP urges the country’s leaders to prioritize the most at risk, not the wealthy, in COVID-19 vaccine allocation

Serving the undeserving

If we wish to realize the kingdom of God, then we must start understanding our collective culpability for the poverty of the marginalized

Faith-based group distributes bicycles to poor front-liners in Mindanao

The “transportation support program” is the NGOs' answer to the government’s prohibition of “back-riding” on motorcycles.

Indian slum beats COVID-19 but suffers under lockdown

Despite social distancing and home quarantining being near impossible, the lack of infections in Dharavi is nothing short of a miracle, priest says

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