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Caritas rues ‘lack of political will’ to address hunger, ecological problems

July 20, 2017

The Church’s confederation of relief and development agencies recently called upon participants in a UN meeting to make greater efforts to address hunger and ecological concerns.

Citing two UN Sustainable Development Goals that address these issues, Caritas Internationalis said in a statement that “changing political priorities, lack of resources and [lack of] political will” are hindering efforts in these areas.

 

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Thu23 October
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Thursday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. John of Capistrano, Priest

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Today is the Optional Memorial of St. John of Capistrano (1386-1456). John was a native of Capistrano, in Italy. He became a Franciscan and was one of the great organizers of the struggle against the Mohammedans in the 15th century, when they threatened to overrun the whole of Europe. Mohammed II had taken…

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