On Tuesday (May 30) Alistair Dutton was sworn in as Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis by the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development, Cardinal Michael Czerny. “I am delighted to take office as the Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis. Today our Confederation returns to its ordinary governance and management arrangements ...
Caritas considers access to social services as crucial to protect people from exploitation and abuse, illness, and xenophobia.
The adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 1948 was a significant moment in history. It resulted from the experience of two world wars that horrified the planet. The influence of the Universal Declaration has been substantial over the past seven decades. It has promoted respect for human rights and the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Political leaders and grassroots activists from around the world unite to signal urgent need for increased ambition on climate change and sustainability
Caritas presented successful good practices on the sidelines of teh World health Assembly, namely the success stories of joint efforts in tackling the 1991 cholera emergency in Peru or the collaboration with WHO and other experts to respond to the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.
Caritas is concerned about the wide gap between the Compacts’ intentions and the current policies and practices on the ground.
Bishop Erkolano Lodu Tombe, President of Caritas South Sudan and Bishop of Yei, will be in Rome from 21 March for a meeting of South Sudan experts to discuss the worsening crisis in his country where famine has been declared in the midst of civil war. “We anticipate very difficult times ahead in the coming ...