Poland Archives

ONE YEAR OF WAR IN UKRAINE. CARITAS POLAND PROVIDED 176,000 UKRAINIANS IN NEED WITH SHELTER

23/02/2023 Crisis in Ukraine, Emergencies in Ukraine, Poland, Ukraine, Ukraine by daniele piccini

“My name is Tetyana Bilyaeva, I come from the Kherson region in the Goloprystansky district, village Novaya Zburjivka. I worked as a methodologist in a kindergarten. I worked as a director of a community centre, which means I always had to deal with people, with children. That’s what I always liked. And when the war ...

Failure at UN climate change conference COP 24

17/12/2018 Advocacy, Climate Change, Poland by Francesca Frezza

Delegates at the annual UN climate change conference have failed to deliver strong commitments for essential action to save our planet. Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP, met in the Polish city of Katowice, 2-14 December 2018. The meeting came after the release of the ...

Young Catholics’ commitment at COP 24 boosts hope for climate justice and human rights

10/12/2018 Advocacy, Climate Change, Europe, Meetings & Events, Poland by Francesca Frezza

The COP 24 climate change talks continue in Katowice, Poland, until 14 December. Major global Catholic institutions recently convened an international gathering of Catholic activists at the COP event. The gathering explored personal stories from the front lines of the climate crisis and brought out a Catholic response from participants. Caritas Internationalis and the Archdiocese ...

Crunch UN climate change talks must deliver plan to save planet

22/11/2018 Advocacy, Climate Change, Europe, Meetings & Events, Poland, Press Release by Francesca Frezza

Upcoming UN climate change talks in Poland this December will have to curb climate change for the coming decade and tackle its devastating effects on human life, ecosystems, food and water security, warns Caritas. The cost of increased disasters and hazards is now unbearable for communities already facing poverty. Watch this video to see examples ...

Ten things you might not know about Cardinal Tagle’s World Youth Day

2/08/2016 Catholic Teaching, Europe, Meetings & Events, Poland, Prayers and Reflections by Caritas Communications

At WYD in Krakow, Poland, Cardinal Luis Tagle, gathered with #YoungCaritas to discuss the energy, enthusiasm and spririt of adventure that motivates them.

‘Where is love?’ At World Youth Day in the Krakow suburbs

31/07/2016 Africa, Asia, El Salvador, Europe, Latin America, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Oceania, Philippines, Poland, Senegal, Venezuela by Caritas Communications

Caritas youth was celebrated at World Youth Day 2016 with Cardinal Luis Tagle and young people from Caritas from across the world.

Raising the voices of #YoungCaritas to fight injustice

31/07/2016 Advocacy, Development, Europe, Honduras, Latin America, Meetings & Events, Poland, Poverty Elimination by Caritas Communications

Daniel Hale encourages young people from Caritas to use their voices for the poor and to fight injustice.

World Youth Day 2016: “Let the Beatitudes be embodied in our lives”

27/07/2016 Blog, Catholic Teaching, Europe, Latin America, Meetings & Events, Poland, Venezuela by Caritas Communications

I'm going to celebrate with Pope Francis in high spirits, in the land of our beloved Pope John Paul II, to ask on behalf of the young people of Venezuela and the Latin America and Caribbean region that the Beatitudes be embodied in our lives.

Cardinal Tagle and young Caritas inspiring World Youth Day pilgrims

13/07/2016 Catholic Teaching, Europe, Meetings & Events, News, Poland, Press Release by Caritas Communications

Caritas president Cardinal Luis Tagle and young Caritas representatives from seven regions will meet pilgrims at World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland, to discuss the joys and challenges of serving through Caritas.

Caritas Krakow prepares World Youth Day

20/06/2016 Blog, Catholic Teaching, Europe, Poland by Caritas Communications

Solidarity finds a solid foundation in God. There is no love of God without loving the other. And God's mercy invites us to act. Caritas Krakow is partly responsible for the preparation of meals for pilgrims. Caritas volunteers will also assist disabled people in their area.