A new report by the World Bank has found that middle-income countries, including those in the Caribbean, are in a race ...

and the Democratic Republic of the Congo make up nearly half of the world's poor. The report underscores the need for ...

India is among the five countries globally with the largest number of people living in poverty, according to the UN report ...

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Praying with these mysteries reminds us of the inherent worth of the poorest and most marginalized in our world.

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New research from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI ...

There are numerous critics of the Austrian School of economics, but when their disparagements are closely examined, the ...

It was William Shakespeare who, in Troilus and Cressida, wrote, “One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.” And yet, in the polarized news cycle since Hurricane Helene ravaged the southeastern ...

"Severe child food poverty" is on the rise, affecting 181 million young kids. Here's how families cope when their kids are hungry and they can't afford to put 3 nutritious meals a day on the table.

Maine House candidate Suzanne Johnson shares her views as she seeks election in 2024 in Maine House District 151 Kittery & ...