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Easter demand shows rise in food insecurity

lmandato@catholicregister.org (Luke Mandato, The Catholic Register) — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 09:33:34 -0400

While it might seem a good-news story that Good Shepherd Ministries served more than 1,200 meals to hundreds of grateful guests on Easter Sunday, it merely highlights a staggering trend in the rise of food bank usage in Toronto and beyond.

Even small acts can help fight food insecurity

qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 15:55:36 -0400

Leaders from the Yonge Street Mission (YSM) declared to over 200 Catholic Women��Ƶapp League (CWL) members living in the Greater Toronto Area that they can all make a difference in the fight against hunger.

Millions facing starvation, WFP warns

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 14:00:00 -0500

The head of the UN World Food Program warned Pope Francis in a Jan. 28 meeting at the Vatican that famine looms in a number of countries as COVID-19 ravages communities around the world

Hunger is not incurable, we must end war and climate change, pope says

Mon, 16 Oct 2017 13:46:15 -0400

VATICAN CITY – It makes no sense to lament the problems of hunger and forced migration if one is unwilling to address their root causes, which are conflict and climate change, Pope Francis said.