Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, the president of the Italian Bishops' Conference (CEI), on Tuesday expressed concern about Italy's state of health, sounding the alarm about poverty levels here.
"The health of the country is of particular concern," Zuppi, who is also archbishop of Bologna, said as he opened the 79th CEI General Assembly "It is increasingly difficult to get out of the abyss of destitution.
Chronic poverty and intermittent poverty, relating
to households that oscillate 'in' and 'out' of a condition of
need, are growing.
"Furthermore, the generation gap is widening: young people are
increasingly exposed to economic hardship and the gap created by
those who tend to drift away from political participation and
voluntary work is increasing".
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