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Brazil: as COVID-19 infections accelerate, Caritas distributes aid to the most vulnerable

Caritas Brazil has reacted promptly to the COVID-19 crisis providing 100,000 vulnerable people with food and hygiene items in the past month.

Pope Francis’ vision of the Church as a “field hospital” embodied by Caritas Jerusalem in Gaza

The Caritas teams in Gaza have accompanied Gazans through bombings, hunger and humanitarian tragedy. They have a contingency plan in place in the case that ...

Fifth anniversary of Laudato Sì – Together we care for Mother Earth, our common home

The fifth anniversary of Laudato Sì, in the context of COVID-19 brings to us the key message that ecological conversion has to take place now.

One Million Trees: Plant a tree and plant hope in Pakistan

Caritas Pakistan has helped communities plant one million trees to combat climate change and will plant one million more trees from 2020-2023.

Venezuelans caught between a rock and a hard place as COVID-19 takes hold

The economic, political and social crisis that has gripped Venezuela for the past few years means people have very few defences against the COVID-19.

Courageous and immediate action needed post-pandemic to avoid major crisis

Caritas Internationalis is highly concerned by the major humanitarian crisis to which the post-pandemic is heading and urges the international community to take courageous and ...