Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

Pope Francis to speak at event on Italy’s record-low birth rate

Pope Francis shared a stage with Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on May 12, 2023, to speak at a two-day conference on “The General State of the Birth Rate,” held at Conciliazione Auditorium close to the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Rome Newsroom, May 2, 2024 / 09:00 am (CNA). The Vatican announced on Thursday […]

Pope receives the King of Jordan

Pope Francis meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan in the Vatican on Thursday, whom Pope Francis has known since the start of his pontificate. Read all  

Asian Americans, Charitable Giving and Remittances

Overall, 64% of Asian American adults say they gave to a U.S. charitable organization in the 12 months before the survey. One-in-five say they gave to a charity in their Asian ancestral homeland during that time. And 27% say they sent money to someone living there. The post Asian Americans, Charitable Giving and Remittances appeared […]

1. Asian Americans who give to charitable organizations

Two-thirds of Asian American adults say they have volunteered or made a donation through a charitable organization in the United States, their Asian ancestral homeland or both places in the 12 months before the survey, which was conducted July 2022 through January 2023.[2.numoffset=”2″ While the survey captured whether Asian Americans adults have volunteered or made […]

2. Asian Americans who send remittances to their ancestral homelands

In addition to asking Asian adults whether they have given to charitable organizations, we asked whether they have sent remittances – personal monetary transfers to someone living in the Asian country where they, their family or ancestors are from. About a quarter of Asian adults in the United States say they have sent remittances in […]