Less than a month after a huge fire ravaged the world's largest refugee camp, Caritas Bangladesh raises alarm about the safety of the Rohinyga in view of the monsoon season.
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The Catholic Church is the largest civil institution that provides healthcare in the world. It builds and runs healthcare facilities (HFCs) and is present – through Caritas and other religious ...
Ahead of the fifth European Union donor conference on Syria, Caritas Internationalis shed light on the situation in Syria and urges the international community to act during the conference “Church ...
The closeness of Caritas with the vulnerable people of Syria has grown stronger and stronger during ten years of war. We look back at just some of the moments of ...
Elias Hamwi has worked as a Caritas Syria project coordinator in the eastern part of Aleppo for over three years. Here he reflects on the challenges facing Syrians and Caritas ...
Caritas Confederation has served more than 1 million Syrians annually over the past 10 years as they faced bombings, hunger and one of the most complex humanitarian crises in the ...
Caritas has served almost 400,000 people in Iraq since ISIS started attacking communities in 2014. Caritas Iraq currently helps 5000 families a month with programmes for psychological support, education, livelihoods, ...
Caritas Internationalis is with the Holy Father on this pilgrimage to Iraq, a crucial moment of expressing solidarity with Christians in the country and in the Middle East. It is ...
Vaccines are to be considered as common property of humanity and must be made available for all with equity, justice and as a human right.
On 15 March 2021, the Syrian conflict marks its tenth anniversary. For ten years now the Syrian war is still one of the most complex and protracted crises at a ...
Caritas Internationalis Secretary General, Aloysius John, urges the international community to put the respect for human rights and human dignity at the heart of the recovery from the pandemic.
After the 4th August explosions in Beirut’s port area, Caritas Lebanon’s help was crucial to support the population in a country wracked by devastating economic and political crises and the ...
The Holy Father reminds us that Lent is the season of hope. It is this hope that we nurture together that helps us believe that “history does not end with ...
For a city of just over 2.1 million inhabitants, the toll of 2,195 deaths in Manaus from COVID-19 in little more than a month, since the beginning of January, is ...
Caritas confederation urges decision makers and the United Nations to call for a Security Council meeting to address access to vaccines as a global security problem and to undertake debt ...
As many as 3,000 migrants are struggling to survive in appalling and freezing conditions in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina and are in desperate need of adequate shelter, warm clothes, nutritious ...
Caritas says safe and dignified living conditions are a priority for people made homeless by a recent earthquake in Croatia
Since this morning, we have been visiting the Diocesan Caritas to collect information on the security and humanitarian situation in the country from the weekend until today, Monday 28 December ...
When the world seems at its darkest, we Christians look to faith, hope and charity to light up the road ahead of us. We can only see these lights if ...
Caritas migrant house in Gao, also called the gateway to the Sahara, is a sanctuary where migrants can find support and advice on their journey.
Caritas Internationalis' Christmas campaign is focused on COVID-19. The confederation invites its benefactors to give a safe and Christmas to all the people around the world who are suffering because ...
It’s only by working together that we can avert catastrophic climate disasters in the Philippines following devastating typhoons.
Caritas Philippines has adopted a multi-faceted approach to protect communities in the face of increasingly aggressive climate events. Advocating for change regarding mining, quarrying and illegal logging is a key ...
Caritas is looking for a program officer to contribute to the institutional development and capacity strengthening of Member Organisations (MOs)
Caritas is looking for a program officer to increase leadership opportunities for women; strengthen the capacities of youth and improve their participation and decision-making at all levels
Caritas has launched emergency appeals for Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua to help vulnerable people after devastating hurricanes.
Since the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020, Caritas Internationalis has been at the frontline in responding to the COVID-19 tragedy. Please donate so we can continue this work.
Caritas will provide vital items people may have lost during the earthquake for those temporarily relocated by the government.
As the World Day of the Poor approaches, wherever possible and appropriate, Caritas invite everyone to take action to prepare for the celebration of this day.
Caritas supports the community in Mahama camp to rebuild their lives, reinforcing long term development plans for restoring dignity.