Posts Tagged ‘Urban poor’

7 money lenders and retailers identified as burdening poor with debt

Thursday, July 5th, 2018
money lenders

Seven money lenders and retailers have been named by marae advocates for allegedly helping poor South Auckland families to incur heavy debts. Te Puea Memorial Marae chairman Hurimoana Dennis has named the South Auckland lenders and retail outlets whom he says are most commonly owed money by homeless families coming to the marae for help. Read more

Pope: Church living in past; change needed to minister in cities

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014

The pastoral practice of the church is based and rooted in times gone by and we need to change it, Pope Francis has said. Speaking to bishops, cardinals and pastoral care workers, Thursday, at the International Pastoral Congress, on the World’s Big Cities, Pope Francis urged them to be creative in order that everyone in Read more