Hunger/Food Insecurity

Some small farmers in the country’s impoverished Black Belt are poised to see significant returns thanks to a fledgling Catholic farming aid and grant program.

Deep slashes to USAID funding have now made the annual Rice Bowl collection more essential than ever for Catholic Relief Services.

“Human flourishing requires meeting basic needs such as food, water, shelter, together with quality healthcare and education and also freedom.”

“For low-income families and individuals who rely on SNAP and WIC to put food on their tables, this could be a catastrophic moment.”

The federal government shutdown extended into its third week while the East Wing of the White House was demolished amid President Trump’s plans for a ballroom.

In his speech, Pope Leo decried the fact that while humanity has made huge advances in technology, medicine, agriculture and transportation, 673 million people go to bed hungry each night, …

Federal food assistance programs used by millions could be at risk as the federal government shutdown continues, proponents of those programs said.

Photographs and videos of Gazans, particularly children, malnourished and on the point of death filled the news in late July and early August.

Pope Francis congratulated Catholic Relief Services on the 50th anniversary of CRS Rice Bowl and its global hunger and poverty alleviation efforts.

(OSV News) — While the season of Lent is marked by fasting and abstinence, cooking for a hungry family in this season of prayer and penance “doesn’t mean boring or …