Caritas aids communities in Zambia as they cope with the impact of droughts and help them build resilience against future climate crises.
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Caritas has launched an emergency appeal to raise money to help 4.3 million people in need humanitarian assistance in Mali.
Caritas Internationalis receives the post-synodal exhortation Querida Amazonia, calling it a new "Road Map" for the charitable action of the Church throughout the world.
On the World Day of the Sick 2020, Caritas responds to neglected populations suffering from all the major diseases and to the health needs
Worldwide Caritas agencies to join in a campaign of prayer against human trafficking and to break the silence around this scourge of modern life.
The upsurge in armed attacks, poorly supervised human migration, and an increase in food insecurity are endangering social cohesion and peace in the Sahel region of West Africa.
Caritas considers access to social services as crucial to protect people from exploitation and abuse, illness, and xenophobia.
Caritas invites communities and member organisations to pray, listen and reflect together as part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2020.
More than eighty women in Mahama refugee camp receive Caritas training of livelihood and now could feel welcomed in a community.
Faced with an Ebola epidemic while beset by militias, the people of eastern DR Congo face death on all sides. Caritas is standing with them.
Caritas will showcase artistic activism of Share the Journey campaign on behalf of migrants and refugees, as its pledge in support of Global Refugee Forum.
Caritas is sending a strong message to delegates as they begin meeting in Madrid for COP25. The message is simple. We must work together.
Advent is a very special time. A time of great love and celebration, remembering our neighbours and growing in togetherness.
Migration both across borders and from rural areas to the cities is a huge phenomenon in the Amazon. Caritas is there to assist them.
Hope has been awoken by the historic Amazon Synod. We reflect on this remarkable moment in the Church and what it means for Caritas and the people we work alongside.
Yesica speaks out powerfully against the actions of multinational corporations that strip the Amazon biome of its assets.
The blanket of smog from Indonesian fires affects the air quality in the region. Caritas Singapore have been reflecting on Pope Francis’s Laudato Si’.
Respect for the fundamental human rights of the local community is a sacred principle. Attention for the safety and well-being of the people involved in mining operations and those who ...
Caritas workers in Al-Hasakah provide aid to displaced families who were forced from their homes by violence at the start of the military operation in early October.
Archbishop Peter has a passionate concern for the environment and speaks out strongly on behalf of his region’s indigenous peoples and the balance of ecology that sustains them.
Catholic organisations and movements came together with the Church and the Amazonian peoples to pray, reflect and prepare for an integral ecology -one that represents the web of life interconnecting ...
The rights of the traditional peoples of the Amazon are vitally linked to the future of the region’s ecosystem and that of the whole planet.
Unleashing the power of the creative arts to promote deeper understanding of migration is the focus of Caritas’ Share the Journey Campaign for its Global Week of Action 2019.
The burning of the Amazon rainforest is intentional and people are seriously afraid, indigenous communities are telling Caritas in the build-up to the Synod on the Amazon.
Caritas workers are at the forefront helping emergency relief efforts in Pakistan where monsoon flooding has caused 221 deaths and driven thousands of people from their homes.
In Iraq, Caritas seeks to address the reconstruction of the human person and the rebuilding of solidarity and citizenship after years of an ideology promoting sectarianism.
Successful human trafficking prevention can happen only if the root causes of forced migrations are addressed and the migrants are treated with dignity.
Caritas, working alongside Congolese authorities and other international agencies, has helped in the fight of Ebola by operating social and psychological assistance and food distribution programs.
Caritas confederation has been involved with SDGs since 2015 and is currently implementing programmes worldwide through national members that are making valuable contributions to deliver Agenda 2030.
Caritas Mozambique and its global partners are providing support to tens of thousands of affected families, distributing food, heavy-duty tarpaulins, medicines, hygiene kits, clothing, bedding, technical assistance, tools and seeds.