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Cardinal Coutts: in Pakistan the poor are victims of a double tragedy </br> Floods symptom of the lack of care for Creation

Cardinal Coutts: in Pakistan the poor are victims of a double tragedy
Floods symptom of the lack of care for Creation

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Memory is the horizon of hope: peacebuilding exhibition in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Memory is the horizon of hope: peacebuilding exhibition in Bosnia and Herzegovina

As we mark International Peace Day, Caritas Bosnia & Herzegovina invites us to reflect on how each one of us can contribute to building peace ...

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Caritas Colombia building peace through river-side community

Caritas Colombia building peace through river-side community

Caritas in Colombia helped plan and rebuild a river port in the Catatumbo region, near Venezuela. Rebuilding the port contributed to efforts to link up ...

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International Day for Peace: Put “human person above all vested interests”

International Day for Peace: Put “human person above all vested interests”

Caritas found profound inspiration in Paul VI’s encyclical Populorum Progressio, where the Pontiff stated that “development is the new name of peace”.

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On the International Day of Charity, the reflection of our president, Cardinal Tagle

On the International Day of Charity, the reflection of our president, Cardinal Tagle

On the occasion of the feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the President of Caritas Internationalis, shares with Vatican media a ...

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Caritas Lebanon youth help serve communities following Beirut blasts

Caritas Lebanon youth help serve communities following Beirut blasts

Hundreds of young volunteers have given their time and themselves to carry the city of Beirut through the storm. Here are just a few of ...

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Caritas Internationalis reflects the social mission and core values of the Catholic Church. We believe in dignity, solidarity and stewardship on behalf of the world’s most vulnerable people.

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ANNUAL REPORT 2019

In 2019, Caritas deepened its reflection on how to live faith in action, giving a voice for the voiceless, saving lives and bringing hope.

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CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING

Our mission is based on nine core principles of Catholic Social Teaching.

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