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September 9, 2022

Simply not enough medicine or food

An internally displaced Ethiopian woman waits to receive food aid at the Higlo camp in Gode April 26. Catholic bishops in Ethiopia have expressed deep sadness at the resumption of fighting in the north of the country while urging parties to prioritize peace.

Ethiopians, especially poor families in the war-devastated parts of the northern Tigray region, have been experiencing immense suffering from a conflict that remains largely unknown to Canadians. War started in the Tigray region in November 2020 between the Ethiopian National Defence Forces and the Tigray Defence Forces, and the conflict continues to this day.

Published in Guest Columns
June 2, 2020

Churches battle hunger in new COVID epicentre

A Venezuelan migrant gets a free food package outside of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Bogota, Colombia, May 29, 2020. Migrants have been hit hard economically by Colombia's COVID-19 lockdown as they lose their jobs and struggle to pay rent.

LIMA, Peru -- Diego Ramirez, a single father in a rural village in southern Guatemala, worked in a restaurant and kept a chicken farm, selling the birds in a market to support his three daughters.

Published in International
May 2, 2019

Bishop calls on world to aid Somalis facing food shortages during drought

Internally displaced Somali women wait for relief food while a child drinks water April 9, 2017, at a distribution center in Baidoa, Somalia, after fleeing from drought stricken regions. The apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Mogadishu called on the world to "pay attention to the plight of Somali people" as they face critical food shortages because of a crippling drought.

NAIROBI, Kenya - The apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Mogadishu, Somalia, called on the world to "pay attention to the plight of Somali people" as they face critical food shortages because of a crippling drought.

Published in International
September 29, 2016

Venezuela's opposition asks Pope to mediate dialogue with government

A man and his daughter overlook a neighbourhood in Caracas, Venezuela, March 25. Venezuela's opposition party hopes Pope Francis will media discussions with the government to find a solution to the country's deepening economic crisis.

VATICAN CITY – Venezuela's opposition party pleaded with Pope Francis to mediate discussions with President Nicolas Maduro's government to find a solution to the current crisis that has left most of the country without food or basic necessities.

Published in International