As the international climate negotiations re-open in Doha, should we keep faith in the possibility of a successful outcome despite the difficulties of brokering a deal among 194 countries?
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ceasefire
Harout Bedrossian, communications officer for Caritas Jerusalem Finally it is quiet today. Last night’s ceasefire between Palestinian militants in Gaza and Israel put an end to a week of brutal ...
caritas, caritas Goma, congo, M23
This morning Caritas Goma Director Fr. Oswald Musoni gave us his reflections on the situation following the fall of the city to M23 rebels on 20 November. “The bombs and ...
caritas, Caritas Jordan, Middle East, Syria crisis, Syrian refugees
By Dana Shahin, Caritas Jordan Fatima is a widow who recently fled the conflict in Syria to seek refuge in Jordan. She came to the Caritas Jordan centre in Mafraq ...
Gaza, operation Pillar of Cloud, war
Harout Bedrossian is a communications officer for Caritas Jerusalem. He’s been sending us frequent updates on the situation in Gaza. Here’s the latest. We’re technically into day 8 of Operation ...
caritas, Caritas Jerusalem, Gaza
Salem Boulos Sweilem, a father of five, dies from fear when bombs fall near his home, writes Ameen Sabbagh from Caritas Jerusalem. On the 19th of November 2012, in the ...
Caritas Congo, caritas Goma
“There is still crackling fire this morning,” says Caritas Goma Head of Emergencies Eddy Yamwenziyo. “But it’s very sporadic and is just shooting in the air.” Congolese ‘M23’ rebels entered ...
Caritas Jerusalem, conflict, Gaza
The Gaza-Israeli conflict is in its sixth day and the bombardments and lack of adequate help is weighing heavily on the Gazan population. Israel also continues to come under rocket ...
Colombia, mining
Read a report on the issues around unsustainable mining in Colombia prepared by ABColombia, an advocacy group which includes Caritas member organisations Sciaf, Trócaire and Cafod.
caritas, congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Goma, M23, North Kivu
Conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is getting worse. Rebels called the ‘M23’ are only a couple of kilometers from the main regional city of Goma. ...
oPt, solidarity
On 29th November, the world is called to show its solidarity with the Palestinian people. Here is a letter from Claudette Habesch, secretary general of Caritas Jerusalem, to mark this ...
caritas, Caritas Jeruslaem, Gaza, Habesch
Caritas Jerusalem’s outgoing director Claudette Habesch says there is an urgent need for humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza in response to an upsurge in attacks between Israeli forces and Palestinian ...
caritas italiana, Colombia, Rome, war
By Michelle Hough, Caritas Internationalis communications officer What with a police helicopter hovering over the Caritas offices for hours yesterday afternoon, I kept thinking about the film Apocalypse Now rather ...
caritas, Caritas Liban
Par Caritas Lebanon “Je continue à suivre avec grande attention la situation tragique du conflit violent en Syrie, où les combats n’ont pas cessé, et chaque jour le nombre de ...
AIDS, caritas, CRS, HIV
Catholic Church-inspired organisations discuss lack of involvement among men in the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission By Msgr. Robert J. Vitillo, Caritas Internationalis Special Advisor on HIV/AIDS and Francesca Matera, ...
Burina Faso, caritas, West African Food Crisis 2012
Thanks to Caritas this year, Jean Baptiste Kinda is preparing to harvest his tomatoes, aubergines and other vegetables, and sell them in the local market in Fada to buy some ...
caritas, Climate Change
Agriculture – namely, small-scale farming and organic farming – is at the heart of the Caritas work on food security and food safety in many developing countries.
caritas, Michel Roy, new evangelisation, Synod
Caritas Internationalis secretatry general, Michel Roy, has spoken on behalf of the Caritas confederation at the Synod of Bishops in the Vatican. Acting as an “auditor” at the three-week meeting, ...
Syria, Syrian refugees
“I thank Caritas every day for the assistance we received” Three months ago, Sanaa gave birth alone in her house, just a few days after arriving in Lebanon from Syria. ...
beggary, begging, COATNET, forced labor, forced labour, human trafficking, Laura Sheahen, trafficking
Adrian’s is a success story for ADPARE, a group that works with Caritas and other charities to help trafficking survivors begin again. After a lot of counselling with ADPARE and ...
caritas, Caritas lebanon, Pope Benedict
Pope Benedict XVI said he had gone to Lebanon and to the Middle East as a “pilgrim of peace”. Over the next three days, he would return to the same ...
caritas, Caritas Internationalis, salesians of don bosco, voluntering, young people
Read an account in America Magazine Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga says that young people have a central role in eradicating poverty through voluntary and community action. The Caritas Internationalis President ...
Caritas Belgium
Lack of water is the number one cause of food crises. Droughts have cost more lives in the past century than any other natural disaster. And two billion more to ...
caritas, Chad, drought conditions, Emergencies, floods
Bishop Miguel A. Sebastián of Laï of Chad sent Caritas a letter (in French) about the flooding in his country.
Latin American, Martina Liebsch, trafficking, women
By Martina Liebsch, Caritas Internationalis Policy and Advocacy Director You could hear a pin drop when during the above mentioned conference the audience was confronted with the magnitude of the ...
fouad twal, Middle East, religion
Representatives from Caritas Jerusalem, the Pontifical Mission and the Secretariat de la Solidarite visited Latrun Monastery yesterday in the wake of a vandalism attack. The monastery is 25 km west ...
Dadaab, handwashing, hygiene, Kenya, Somali refugees
In a refugee camp in northern Kenya, someone is teaching people how to wash their hands properly. The demonstrator lathers the soap, pours water, and rubs her hands together in ...
Caritas Jordan, jordan, Laura Sheahen, refugee, Syria, Syrian crisis, Syrian refugees
As Syria refugees pour into Jordan, Turkey, and Lebanon, Caritas is giving them food, medical care, and emergency aid. Ilham, a mother of five, described a harrowing day in her ...
conflict, jordan, Laura Sheahen, Lebanon, Syria, Syrian refugees
Available in French By Laura Sheahen, Caritas Communications Officer “We’d move from neighbour to neighbour to escape the bombing,” says Ahmed, a father of six from the Syrian city of ...
caritas, Caritas lebanon, health, Laura Sheahen, medicine, Middle East, Syria crisis, syria refugees
Available in French Tens of thousands of people have fled Syria to escape bombardments and shooting. Now living in cramped, unsanitary conditions in neighbouring countries, some refugees are falling ill. ...