Faith Thu, 23 Jan 2025 07:13:55 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Health and climate change depend on the way food is produced, cooked, Vatican speakers say /home/international/item/29132-health-and-climate-change-depend-on-the-way-food-is-produced-cooked-vatican-speakers-say /home/international/item/29132-health-and-climate-change-depend-on-the-way-food-is-produced-cooked-vatican-speakers-say VATICAN – The food people pick at the supermarket and cook in their kitchens can make a huge difference in helping address the global problems of hunger, obesity and climate change, a number of speakers said at a Vatican conference on sustainable development.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Fri, 08 Mar 2019 09:02:20 -0500 Pope encourages sustainable development in rural areas to eradicate poverty, hunger /home/international/item/28984-pope-encourages-sustainable-development-in-rural-areas-to-eradicate-poverty-hunger /home/international/item/28984-pope-encourages-sustainable-development-in-rural-areas-to-eradicate-poverty-hunger ROME – Sustainable development in rural areas is key to making poverty and hunger a thing of the past, Pope Francis said.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:05:32 -0500 Greed, thirst for profit threatens humanity, Vatican official says /home/international/item/28973-greed-thirst-for-profit-threatens-humanity-vatican-official-says /home/international/item/28973-greed-thirst-for-profit-threatens-humanity-vatican-official-says ROME – Left unchecked, unbridled greed and a thirst for profit leads down a slippery slope that endangers the earth and all who live on it, especially indigenous populations, a Vatican official said.]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Wed, 13 Feb 2019 08:08:07 -0500 'The poor cannot wait': Lack of progress fighting hunger is shameful, Pope says /home/international/item/28206-the-poor-cannot-wait-lack-of-progress-fighting-hunger-is-shameful-pope-says /home/international/item/28206-the-poor-cannot-wait-lack-of-progress-fighting-hunger-is-shameful-pope-says ROME – At a time of technological and scientific progress, "we ought to feel shame" for not having advanced in "humanity and solidarity" enough to feed the world's poor, Pope Francis said.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Tue, 16 Oct 2018 09:32:58 -0400 Grow Hope banking on ecumenical harvest to provide for the world's hungry /item/28104-grow-hope-banking-on-ecumenical-harvest-to-provide-for-the-world-s-hungry /item/28104-grow-hope-banking-on-ecumenical-harvest-to-provide-for-the-world-s-hungry

ItƵapp harvest time across Canada, and the back-breaking labour on some farms will be supporting people around the world with emergency food supplies and long-term food security.

]]> mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 28 Sep 2018 14:42:41 -0400 Peasant, small-scale farmers key to fighting world hunger /home/international/item/27041-peasant-small-scale-farmers-key-to-fighting-world-hunger /home/international/item/27041-peasant-small-scale-farmers-key-to-fighting-world-hunger

There are 3.9 billion people hungry or malnourished, including over 800 million who are so chronically underfed they’re actually dying for lack of nutrients, which is why Development and Peace is still asking Canadian Catholics for money.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) International Thu, 22 Mar 2018 16:01:22 -0400 Rural Ontario high school recognized for their stewardship of creation /features/arts/item/26816-rural-ontario-high-school-recognized-for-their-stewardship-of-creation /features/arts/item/26816-rural-ontario-high-school-recognized-for-their-stewardship-of-creation “The opposite of war isn’t peace, itƵapp creation.”
]]> mhoegler@catholicregister.org (Meggie Hoegler, The Catholic Register) Arts News Tue, 13 Feb 2018 11:52:50 -0500 Chalice takes on roots of poverty /item/19273-chalice-takes-on-roots-of-poverty /item/19273-chalice-takes-on-roots-of-poverty

What Fr. Pat Cosgrove started in anger is ending in communion. Chalice, the Catholic Canadian child sponsorship agency, has matured into a real partner to help feed poor communities in Africa, Latin America, Asia, Haiti and Ukraine.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Sun, 30 Nov 2014 11:00:00 -0500 ‘Food is an inalienable right’ /item/19270-food-is-an-inalienable-right /item/19270-food-is-an-inalienable-right

GodƵapp gifts to us should be used to overcome the scourge of hunger

]]> Features Sun, 30 Nov 2014 08:00:00 -0500 Food for all /foodforall /foodforall

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More than 800 million people around the world go hungry every day. In a Catholic Register special report, associate editor Michael Swan examines this human tragedy and takes a look at what some organizations are doing about it. Also included in the package is an article by Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. Read all the articles below:

-The human tragedy of hunger

- 'Food is an inalienable right' by Cardinal Peter Turkson

- Farming locally, helping globally

- Food bank use continues to rise

- Chalice takes on the roots of poverty

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