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Bleak future for Iraqi refugees in Jordan

19/06/2015 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East & North Africa, Migration, Peacebuilding, Refugees by Caritas Communications

Jordan hosts 1.4 million Syrians, 500,000 Iraqis, and 500,000 Palestinians, in addition to 35,000 Yemeni. Caritas Jordan provides food, shelter, medical care, counselling, education and other aid. The numbers in need are overwhelming, but every refugee helped is a victory.

Caritas keeps hope alive in contested border region of Abyei

3/06/2015 Africa, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Peacebuilding, South Sudan, Sudan by Caritas Communications

Unlike many other conflict zones around the world, Abyei is not filled with non-governmental organizations providing assistance to the population. Many NGOs are afraid that working in Abyei will anger government officials in Khartoum, who could then deny them access to Darfur and other troubled areas.

Caritas helps South Sudan farmers plagued by terrorist attacks

1/06/2015 Africa, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Peacebuilding, South Sudan, Sudan by Caritas Communications

Along South Sudan’s troubled southern border, Caritas is leveraging the organizing done by local self-defense militias into helping local farmers grow food.

Romero, a model of how to work with the poor

29/05/2015 Blog, Catholic Teaching, Conflicts and Disasters, El Salvador, Latin America, Peacebuilding by Caritas Communications

If Msgr Romero were still here, he would remind us of our daily commitment to be faithful to the Gospel and to respond to injustices.  "Msgr Romero's contribution has enabled Caritas to become today what Pope Francis called: 'the caress of the Church to its people'.

Caritas joins celebrations for beatification of Oscar Romero

25/05/2015 Conflicts and Disasters, El Salvador, Latin America, Peacebuilding by Caritas Communications

Archbishop Oscar Romero was beatified on Saturday in Ele Salavador. His life, work and words have been an inspiration for millions seeking social justice around the world.

San Salavador on eve of Romero beatification

22/05/2015 Conflicts and Disasters, El Salvador, Latin America, Peacebuilding by Caritas Communications

On Saturday 23 May, Oscar Romero takes the next step on the path to sainthood at a beatification Mass. Myriam Antaki is in San Salvador and reflects on the mood among the people.

Oscar Romero and Caritas

21/05/2015 Catholic Teaching, Conflicts and Disasters, El Salvador, Latin America, Peacebuilding by Caritas Communications

In the 1970s, CAFOD (Caritas member in England and Wales) supported Romero’s famous radio broadcasts, which – at a time when the press was heavily censored – were often the only means by which people in El Salvador knew the truth about the atrocities occurring in their country.

Archbishop Oscar Romero a “beacon of light” for charity

21/05/2015 Conflicts and Disasters, El Salvador, Latin America, Peacebuilding by Caritas Communications

The Caritas confederation says Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador was a “beacon of light for everyone working the service of charity”.

World abandons Aleppo as arms continue to flow

24/04/2015 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Syria, Middle East & North Africa, Migration, Peacebuilding, Refugees, Syria by Caritas Communications

An interview with Bishop Antoine Audo SJ, Chaldean Bishop of Aleppo and Caritas Syria President, as fighting spreads across Syria's largest city.

Caritas mourns colleague killed in Syria

8/04/2015 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Syria, Middle East & North Africa, Peacebuilding, Syria by Caritas Communications

The Caritas family joins with our friends in Caritas Syria to mourn the death of our colleague, Safouh Al-Mosleh, killed at noon on 7 April when a shell fell on his house in Aleppo.