Catholic groups stress efforts to combat hunger as Senate prepares to consider farm bill
byBy Kate Scanlon , OSV News WASHINGTON (OSV News) — As the U.S. Senate prepares to consider a farm bill recently approved by the…
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Pope Leo’s prayer intention for May: ‘That everyone might have food’
byBy Courtney Mares , OSV News ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has dedicated his prayer intention for the month of May to…
Share the Journey — Volunteering is a two-way gift
byMy connection to Catholic Charities of Louisville began more than two decades ago, when my wife, Susan, and I started our journey to build…
Parishes collaborate to feed the hungry at Thanksgiving
byParishioners of St. Augustine and Holy Trinity churches worked amid mounds of cake mixes, boxes of macaroni and cheese and cans of cranberry sauce…
Archbishop asks Catholics to help alleviate critical food need in the community
byAs people in the community grapple with critical food insecurity, Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre is asking the Catholic community to pray for those struggling…
‘Our shelves are bare and the lines are long’ — Local agencies ask community to help provide food aid
byLocal social service agencies are preparing for a surge in the need for food across the area and are hoping the community will help….
Catholic ministries brace for millions of hungry Americans as SNAP deadline looms
byBy Gina Christian, Kate Scanlon, OSV News PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — Standing in the rear of St. Benedict Church in Philadelphia, part of St. Athanasius…
World hunger is ‘collective failure,’ pope says on World Food Day
byROME (CNS) — “Allowing millions of human beings to live — and die — as victims of hunger is a collective failure, an ethical…
Living ‘Laudato Si” in Appalachia leads to mix of efforts to feed families
byBy Don Clemmer Catholic News Service HAZARD, Ky. — Quilting used to be a big deal across Perry County in eastern Kentucky, but over the…
CRS unveils hunger awareness campaign as pandemic hinders access to food
byBy Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service CLEVELAND — As tens of millions more people are at risk of acute hunger because of the global coronavirus…