Aid reaches Georgia Women and children, the sick and elderly were all forced from their homes as fighting broke out over the breakaway province of South Ossetia, Georgia. >>

Caritas Vice President in solidarity visit to Georgia Caritas Internationalis Vice President and President of Caritas Europe, Fr Erny Gillen, has just returned from a visit to Georgia where tens of thousands of people have fled their homes to escape recent conflict. >>

A Week in the Life of an Aid Worker Laura Sheahen, an information officer for Catholic Relief Services (Caritas USA), was deployed to Georgia during the recent conflict. Here, she reflects on the first frantic week in the field. >>