“When women can transmit their gifts, the world finds itself more united and more peaceful. Therefore, an achievement for women is an achievement for all humanity” Pope Francis (Homily at the Mass for Solemnity of Mary Mother of God, 1 January 2020) Tweet Walking together for Equality, Encounter and Renewal Previous Next #WomenInDialogue#CaritasWomen OUR MONTH-LONG ...
The Catholic Church is the largest civil institution that provides healthcare in the world. It builds and runs healthcare facilities (HFCs) and is present – through Caritas and other religious bodies
One of the challenges that Caritas Congo is facing with the pandemic spreading in DRC is to engage with people who have misconceptions about the virus
During Lenten 2020, Pope Francis invites us all to “shake ourselves out of our torpor”. He invites us to hear “the cry of the poor and of the earth"
On the World Day of the Sick 2020, Caritas responds to neglected populations suffering from all the major diseases and to the health needs
Faced with an Ebola epidemic while beset by militias, the people of eastern DR Congo face death on all sides. Caritas is standing with them.
Caritas, working alongside Congolese authorities and other international agencies, has helped in the fight of Ebola by operating social and psychological assistance and food distribution programs.
Caritas presented successful good practices on the sidelines of teh World health Assembly, namely the success stories of joint efforts in tackling the 1991 cholera emergency in Peru or the collaboration with WHO and other experts to respond to the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.
Caritas is extremely concerned and actively responding to the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo amid fears that it could escalate into an epidemic.