Tag: Poverty
Opisyal ng Simbahan, nananawagan na tutukan ang pagbangon ng mahihirap
Nangangamba si Bishop Mercado na lalo pang tataas ang bilang ng mga mahihirap, na umaabot na sa apat na milyon
‘COVID-19 pushed 148 million Asians into poverty,’ says Oxfam
The region’s billionaires, however, grew their wealth by US$1.46 trillion, leading to a staggering rise in inequality
Pandemic pushes 26.14 million Filipinos to live below poverty threshold
About 26.14 million Filipinos live below the poverty threshold, estimated at US$242, during the first half of 2021
Video: Surviving the Pandemic: Solidarity at the Margins
A lecture delivered by Father Daniel Franklin E. Pilario, C.M. at St. John's University in the United States on Dec. 6, 2021
Sight: Power, invisibility, and solidarity
"I thought I saw one open in an unlikely place — “under the bridge,” literally and metaphorically"
Preparation through evangelical simple living
How must we prepare for the coming of the Lord of the kingdom of justice and peace?
Taste and smell: Hunger and the Eucharist
To insist on the language “sacrifice” for the Eucharist in times when millions have been offered in the altar of mammon is sacrilegious
Fewer Filipino households who consider themselves poor slightly down
The survey estimated that 11.4 million Filipino families felt they were poor in September 2021
Cardinal Advincula: Fight forces, structures that oppress poor
“Let us fight any force and structure of oppression, exploitation, and the use of the poor to advance their selfish interests and welfare”
Be ‘tireless builders of hope’ amid suffering – Pope Francis
Pope Francis emphasized the importance of making “concrete gestures” and drawing close to the poor to “sow hope”
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