Pope Leo XIV shares a moment with a guest at lunch in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican on Nov. 16, the ninth World Day of the Poor. Credit: CNS photo/Lola Gomez “Poverty challenges Christians, ...
Nearly 900 million people are simultaneously exposed to the escalating impacts of the climate crisis, from extreme heat and flooding to drought and toxic air pollution, according to a new United ...
New York, 17 October 2025 – Nearly 8 in 10 people living in multidimensional poverty – 887 million out of 1.1 billion globally – are directly exposed to climate hazards such as extreme heat, flooding, ...