Tag: Poverty
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Fighting the oppression of real poverty
Real poverty is caused by the desire of one to hoard “meaningless” earthly advantages, at the expense and to the disadvantage of another
Pope Francis: The poor suffer the most from heat waves, drought
In a message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, the pope said that it is “the poorest among us who are crying out”
Living through it all
Our first story in the series "Listening with the heart through generations" in which 11-13 year-olds tell the stories of those living on the fringe of society in Asia
Pandemic made the poor poorer and the rich richer
None of the Filipino super-rich has declared that they will share any of their massive wealth with the poor
One peso to do battle with giants
Little deeds of kindness can topple the greed in the world if enough people embrace the needy and the weak with kindness
Pandemic creates new billionaires as more countries log higher poverty rates
573 people became new billionaires during the pandemic, at the rate of one every 30 hours
Extreme temperatures compound poverty in Pakistan’s hottest city
People in Jacobabad live in acute poverty, with water shortages and power cuts compromising their ability to beat the heat
10.7 million Filipino families consider themselves poor, survey shows
The number of those who said they were poor decreased by five percent from 2020 figures
Desperate Afghans resort to selling their kidneys to feed families
The practice has become so widespread in the western city of Herat that a nearby settlement is bleakly nicknamed "one kidney village"
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