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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
July 5, 2016

Bishops say 6.5 million Malawians need food aid

Refugees wait for food rations from the United Nations in early February at a camp in Mwanza, Malawi. In Malawi, where 40 percent of the population needs food aid, the country’s bishops have called for international help to avert a crisis.

LILONGWE, Malawi – In Malawi, where 40 percent of the population needs food aid, the country's bishops have called for international help to avert a crisis.

Published in International