Catholic Register Columns

Health and climate change depend on the way food is produced, cooked, Vatican speakers say

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 09:02:20 -0500

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.

Meatless Fridays: A deep dive into the pool of fast-food fish this Lent

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 11:36:05 -0500

WASHINGTON – Man does not live on bread alone. But on the Fridays of Lent, he’d better not add meat to the menu.

Greed, thirst for profit threatens humanity, Vatican official says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 08:08:07 -0500

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.

'The poor cannot wait': Lack of progress fighting hunger is shameful, Pope says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 09:32:58 -0400

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.

Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo: Food and family creates a perfect recipe

vanessa@catholicregister.org (Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo, The Catholic Register) — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 10:02:14 -0400

Pesto tastes like summertime to me.

"Never throw away leftovers", help the hungry, Pope says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 10:52:44 -0400

VATICAN – Pope Francis asked people to generously serve those most in need and to never waste food.

Church on the Street: Restaurant served big plate of humanity

robert.kinghorn@ekinghorn.com (Robert Kinghorn) — Fri, 11 May 2018 12:59:58 -0400

When I started out on the Church on the Street, I gave little thought to some of the logistics of such a ministry apart from determining that it would be 8 p.m. onwards every Thursday evening.

Peasant, small-scale farmers key to fighting world hunger

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 16:01:22 -0400

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.

Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo: Healthy eating is a taste of the good life

vanessa@catholicregister.org (Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo, The Catholic Register) — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 16:17:26 -0400

I don’t mean to be a downer, but an unhealthy diet is the leading risk factor for chronic diseases in Canada. This has been the case for the past two decades, according to research cited in the medical journal Canadian Family Physician, the official publication of the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

Aid workers see humanitarian crisis as Rohingya flee to Bangladesh

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 15:00:19 -0400

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh – Bangladesh is bracing for a massive humanitarian crisis because of a lack of food, sanitation, medicines and even basic housing following the exodus of as many as 350,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar, fleeing violence in which at least 1,000 were killed in just two weeks.