Caritas Reports Unprecedented Demand for Poverty Aid

Never had to help so many families says Catholic charity Caritas in poverty report

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 16 - Catholic charity Caritas said Tuesday that it has never had to help so many people in Italy as it is helping at the moment in its annual report on poverty. It said it provided assistance to 282,539 people last year, an increase of 1.7% with respect to 2024, according to data from 206 dioceses. The report said 52% of the people given assistance were from households with children under 18. It said it helped 24,000 people homeless people and many more who had serious trou...

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