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A woman and a girl in Tigray walk with supplies. The founder and CEO of the global school-feeding charity Mary’s Meals visited northern Ethiopia in March and confirmed reports of a widespread hunger crisis unfolding rapidly in Tigray in the aftermath of a two-year civil war and ongoing drought.

Where children are hungry: famine hot spots and Catholic groups that are helping

May 27, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Approximately 350 million people are in dire need of food globally, including vast numbers of children. Catholic groups are on... Read more

Sister Medhin with school children in Tigray, Ethiopia, in March 2024. The Scotland-based organization Mary’s Meals, which feeds almost 2.5 million children in some of the world’s poorest countries, has been partnering with the Daughters of Charity in Tigray since 2017 to provide meals for thousands of children.

As hunger crisis unfolds in Ethiopia, global charity teams up with Catholic nuns to feed children

Apr 13, 2024

By Zoe Romanowsky

Mary’s Meals, which feeds almost 2.5 million children globally, has been partnering with the Daughters of Charity in Tigray since... Read more

Swarm of desert locusts in Kenya.

Locusts threaten East African food crisis, members of Congress call for aid

May 13, 2020

Members of Congress are calling on the president to take early action to fight swarms of locusts in East Africa,... Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience Jan. 31, 2018.

Pope Francis appeals for Yemen's starving children

Feb 3, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

During the Angelus Sunday, Pope Francis urged people to think of and pray for the many people in Yemen, especially... Read more

Central Africans.

CAR bishops establish day of prayer for victims of violence

Nov 29, 2018

The bishops of the Central African Republic have set aside a day of mourning and a day of prayer for... Read more