Poverty

A worker with Jesuit Refugee Service is seen in a 2023 photo offering physical therapy to a woman in Renk, South Sudan, as part of the response to the conflict in Sudan. A pause on U.S. foreign aid is affecting critical programs carried out by nongovernmental organizations like JRS. (OSV News photo/courtesy JRS)

CRS, African women religious describe impact of US foreign aid cuts

OSV News March 17, 2025

Women religious from Africa and a representative of Catholic Relief Services, the overseas charitable arm of the Catholic Church in the U.S., grappled with the Trump administration’s cuts to foreign aid.

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Do Not Close Your Ears

Tom Faletti February 24, 2025

Too often, the poor, the needy, the homeless, and the destitute are not heard.

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Reading the Words on the Signs

Daniel Imwalle December 5, 2024

There are so many ways to help and give back, it’s almost impossible to not find something that works for you.

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volunteers at a food bank preparing food bags for the poor.

Care for the Poor

Kyle Kramer November 8, 2024

Being present to the poor through friendship, solidarity, and service isn’t just a helpful set of moral principles.

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Sister Pat Madden poses in an undated photo before a wall covered with welcome signs given by clients to the Sisters of St. Joseph Welcome Center in Philadelphia. The center offers in-person and online courses in literacy and citizenship and is accredited by the U.S. Department of Justice to assist immigrants with the naturalization process. Some 58 volunteer teachers work with more than 150 students. (OSV News photo/Dan Stockman, Global Sisters Report)

Philadelphia’s St. Joseph Center serves immigrants, is ‘ready for any good work’

OSV News November 8, 2024

More than 20 years ago, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Philadelphia were dreaming of a way to help the many Albanian and other East European immigrants who were moving to the area.

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Homeless man holding a sign with "Seeking Human Kindness" written on it.

Poor in Spirit, Rich in Faith

Sue Erschen September 26, 2024

Regardless of our own financial situation, we all can be poor in spirit.

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