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Caritas confederation chooses a new secretary general

26/05/2011 News, Press Release by Caritas Communications

Caritas Internationalis has approved Michel Roy as its new secretary general for the next four years. Caritas representatives chose Mr Roy with a majority of votes during the General Assembly on Thursday 26 May. Mr Roy is currently international lobbying and advocacy director for Secours Catholique (Caritas France). He will follow Lesley-Anne Knight who was ...

Cardinal Oscar Rodríguez Maradiaga re-elected as Caritas Internationalis president

24/05/2011 News, Press Release by Caritas Communications

Cardinal Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga has been elected to another term as president of Caritas Internationalis. It will be his second four-year term. The elections at the confederation’s 19th General Assembly in Rome also saw the approval of Jürg Krummenacher as treasurer to Caritas Internationalis. He had served as interim treasurer for the previous year. ...

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

22/05/2011 News, Press Release by Caritas Communications

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 ...

Caritas marks 60 years of work with the poor at General Assembly

12/05/2011 News, Press Release by Caritas Communications

Caritas Internationalis members from across the world will send representatives to their 19th General Assembly in Rome at the end of May to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the confederation. Over 300 delegates will also agree on plans to strengthen their service working alongside and on behalf of the poor. Caritas Internationalis ...

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

6/05/2011 News, Press Release by Caritas Communications

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 ...

Caritas co-hosting launches of the new Sphere handbook

30/04/2011 News, Press Release by Caritas Communications

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 ...

Caritas condemns Cote D’Ivoire massacre

2/04/2011 News, Press Release by Caritas Communications

Caritas teams visiting Duekoué in Cote D’Ivoire are reporting a thousand people have been killed there or ‘disappeared’. The Caritas Cote D’Ivoire staff were part of an inter-agency assessment team to the town on Wednesday 30 March. The massacre took place in the ‘Carrefour’ quarter of town, controlled by pro-Ouattara forces, during clashes on Sunday ...

Kidnapped Caritas worker in Côte d’Ivoire released

31/03/2011 News, Press Release by Caritas Communications

Caritas is grateful to be able to announce the release of its kidnapped staff member in Côte d’Ivoire. “Fr Richard Kissi was released today. He is doing well and has already reached the parish of Notre-Dame de Treichville where he is based,” said Jean Djoman, Director of Human Development at Caritas Côte d’Ivoire. Fr Richard ...

Caritas local staff member kidnapped in Cote D’Ivoire

31/03/2011 News, Press Release by Caritas Communications

Caritas is calling for the immediate release of Fr Richard Kissi, Diocesan Director of Caritas in Abidjan who was kidnapped in the late morning of 29 March by an armed group. Caritas Internationalis Secretary General Lesley-Anne Knight said, “Caritas is calling for the immediate release of Fr Richard Kissi, the Director of Caritas in Abidjan. ...

Japan faces devastation after earthquake and tsunami

14/03/2011 Asia, Japan, News, Press Release by Caritas Communications

Caritas Japan has launched a national donation campaign and is working closely with dioceses to support those affected by the earthquake and tsunami which hit the country on 11th March. Over 1,800 people are confirmed dead so far and many thousands more are missing following the disaster. The 8.9 magnitude earthquake is the strongest in ...