Michelle Hough, Author at Caritas

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

21/09/2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Uncategorised by Michelle Hough

The people of Bosnia and Herzegovina lived through a brutal war in the 1990s in which 100,000 people died and 2 million people were displaced. Many people are still suffering from Post-Traumatic Distress Syndrome following the conflict.

Caritas Colombia building peace through river-side community

21/09/2020 Colombia, Peacebuilding, Uncategorised by Michelle Hough

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 communities in a zone previously at the mercy of rebel and paramilitary activity. The Colombian government and FARC rebels signed an historic peace agreement in 2016 following decades of civil ...

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

27/05/2020 COVID-19, Emergencies, Health, Jerusalem, Middle East & North Africa by Michelle Hough

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 COVID-19 spreads though communities in the same way it has in many places in the world.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2020: Walking, praying and working together

17/01/2020 Advocacy, Africa, Asia, Catholic Teaching, Europe, Latin America, Middle East & North Africa, North America, Oceania, Prayers and Reflections by Michelle Hough

Caritas invites communities and member organisations to pray, listen and reflect together as part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2020.

The future of humanity is in all our hands, let’s Share the Journey

29/05/2019 Africa, Asia, Blog, Europe, Latin America, Middle East & North Africa, Migration, North America, Oceania, Refugees by Michelle Hough

Humanity isn’t made up of the most powerful leaders, the richest people or the people who shout the loudest. Caritas has created a giant collage of faces which includes many different and contrasting faces as part of its Share the Journey campaign on the culture of encounter.

COP22 sends positive signals but does not protect the poor from climate

22/11/2016 Advocacy, Climate Change, Food, Middle East & North Africa, Morocco, News, Press Release by Michelle Hough

Following COP22, Caritas urges more action and clarification on key issues over the next two years to ensure the Paris Agreement really delivers for the poor.

Vatican on importance of religious organisations in migrant crisis

26/09/2016 Advocacy by Michelle Hough

The Vatican secretary of state addressed a side event on migrants and refugees co-organised by Caritas and the ICMC at the United Nations.

Do the human traffickers see human beings in those they are exploiting?

21/09/2016 Advocacy, Africa, Blog by Michelle Hough

At the One Human Family, One Voice, No Human Trafficking conference, trafficking victims describe how easy it can be to fall prey to traffickers and how hard it can be to escape.

Saying no to human trafficking

7/09/2016 Africa, Migration, Nigeria, Trafficking by Michelle Hough

130 human trafficking experts from Caritas and other faith organisations meet in Nigeria to discuss ways to end the crime.