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Caritas Internationalis assembly opens with focus on one human family, zero poverty

Caritas Internationalis assembly opens with focus on one human family, zero poverty

Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga SDB,President of Caritas Internationalis, has opened its General Assembly as the confederation of Catholic charities celebrate 60 years of service to the poor. He welcomed 300 delegates from over 160 Caritas member organisations, including over 50 bishops, as well as representatives from the Holy See, international organisations, diplomats and other faith ...

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All aboard “Caritas Express!” Historic train journey – Vatican Station opens to passengers for Caritas Internationalis’ 60th anniversary.

All aboard “Caritas Express!” Historic train journey – Vatican Station opens to passengers for Caritas Internationalis’ 60th anniversary.

It’s the shortest national railway system in the world with just one tiny station, no registered rolling stock and no railway workers. It’s rarely used, but on Saturday 21 May 2011, the Vatican City State Railway Station will open its two sets of tracks of only 300 meters long especially to mark the 60th Anniversary ...

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Caritas co-hosting launches of the new Sphere handbook

Caritas co-hosting launches of the new Sphere handbook

Caritas will be co-hosting or participating in launches of the Sphere project’s new handbook “Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response” in various locations around the globe on 14 April. The Sphere Handbook establishes shared principles and a set of universal minimum standards in core areas of humanitarian response such as water, food, shelter ...

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Migrants stranded on Egypt Libya border in need

Migrants stranded on Egypt Libya border in need

A Caritas team has been assessing needs of migrant workers fleeing violence in Libya and stranded on the Egyptian-Libya border in Salloum. Around 6000 migrant workers are stranded in Salloum and around 5000 people are arriving daily. Asian and African migrants wait two to six days to be processed through the border. They are the ...

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Peacebuilding online tools now available in French and Spanish

Peacebuilding online tools now available in French and Spanish

Caritas is launching French and Spanish versions of its highly successful online peacebuilding toolkit for trainers to further promote conflict resolution. The Caritas English language website ‘Peacebuilding: Web Toolkit for Trainers’ went live in 2009. Since then it has grown into an effective tool with over 50,000 regular users. The original 200 plus page web toolkit was developed for ...

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