Food of Love: A Maryknoll Reflection
Bread is how Jesus gives himself to us, says Judy Coode in this reflection. So why are so many denied the taste of the food of love?
Read More
Tag: hunger
Joy of the Gospel: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll Father reflects on truly proclaiming the joy of the Gospel in this week’s reflection on the Scripture readings.
Read More
Loaves and Fishes: A Maryknoll Reflection
From South Sudan, where people are at risk of starvation, Maryknoll Lay Missioner Gabe Hurrish reflects on providing food for others.
Read More
Syrians May Go Hungry as World Food Program Cuts Off Aid
Catholic warn that Syrians are on the brink of starvation as the United Nations World Food Program plans to cut off its assistance.
Read More
Pope to Russia: Honor Black Sea Initiative
During his Angelus message, Pope Francis calls on Russia to allow millions of tons of grain and other crops harvested in Ukraine to be exported across the Black Sea.
Read More
Church Groups in Brazil Seek to Tackle Child Malnutrition
Brazilian church groups propose ways to meet children’s needs in response to increasing hunger, malnutrition and poverty.
Read More
U.N. Reports Significant Rise in Hunger in Latin America, Caribbean
U.N. agencies warned that the number of those suffering from hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean is at its highest point in 15 years.
Read More
To Feed the World, Start with Family Farms, Pope Says
Restarting local economies with a focus on providing adequate food for all the world’s people means governments must involve and listen to small farmers and farming families, Pope Francis said.
Read More
Pope Meets with Head of World Food Program
During a 40-minute meeting, WFP head “voiced specific fears about famine looming in several countries at the same time as COVID-19 is ravaging communities around the globe.”
Read More
“You give them something to eat”
Maryknoll sisters take Jesus’ words in Matthew 14:16 to heart as they respond to world hunger. An...
Read More
Ahead of Coronavirus, Starvation Stalks East Africa
For many countries in Africa, the steps to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic are exacerbating already dire circumstances, and warnings are mounting of a double tragedy: disease and starvation.
Read More
As Latin America Becomes Center of Pandemic, Churches Confront Hunger
Latin America has reported nearly 1 million cases and about 50,000 deaths from COVID-19 LIMA, Peru...
Read More