This year, as part of the global Caritas Internationalis campaign to eliminate violence against women and girls (25 November – 10 December), Caritas South Sudan launched their national initiative Act ...
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Ambika Khanal, a 25-year-old aspiring foreign worker and a single mother of two from Panchapuri-6 in Surkhet district, visited the Korean Agency with hope in her eyes, seeking to fly ...
Caritas Nigeria is working with #COATNET to assist victims of trafficking and modern slavery, who are subjected to physical and psychological violence, often while trying to seek a better life. ...
Nearly 10 years on, terrorism and violence instigated by militia groups continues to threaten the peace and safety of tens and thousands of families throughout Burkina Faso. Since 2015, men, ...
Following his recent visit to the Holy Land to support local Caritas Jerusalem staff and volunteers, Alistair Dutton, Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis said, “It was intense and emotional. Caritas ...
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2023 (November 25), Caritas Internationalis calls for an end to the pandemic of violence against women and girls which ...
Due to the conflict that broke out in Sudan last April, several men and women have been forced to leave their homes and villages behind in search of safety and ...
A month after Hamas’ attack on Israel, the latter’s reaction, and the war that has ensued since, Caritas Internationalis urges both parties to cease fire, protect people, guarantee humanitarian access, ...
“We have witnessed drought before, lost animals and crops, however, unlike other periods, we usually had enough livestock and crops to sustain ourselves until the rainy season. Now the rains ...
As part of the inauguration week of the Global Year of Action of the “Together We” campaign, aimed at promoting integral ecology by simultaneously protecting people and our planet, Caritas ...
As part of the inauguration of the Global Year of Action of the “Together We” campaign, aimed at promoting integral ecology by simultaneously protecting people and our planet, Caritas Internationalis ...
With the launch of the Global Year of Action as part of Caritas Internationalis’ global campaign Together We, national member organisations and partners have come together through an online event ...
Statement of Caritas Internationalis and Caritas MONA. This morning we were devastated to learn of the death of our colleague Viola, 26-Year-old, who was killed alongside her husband and their ...
For security reasons, all Caritas Jerusalem operations in the field have been suspended following the escalation of violence and unrest over the weekend, which are reported to have left at ...
One week after the release of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum, faith leaders around the world are endorsing support for a Loss and Damage Fund to mitigate the detrimental ...
On October 2, Caritas Internationalis together with partners Vides Internazionale, Istituto Internazionale Maria Ausiliatrice and Centre Catholique International de Geneve, hosted a hybrid event in Geneva in conjunction with the ...
The Caritas Confederation welcomes the new apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum, released today by Pope Francis on the liturgical feast of Saint Francis of Assisi. The letter is an update of ...
Today, on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi (October 4), Pope Francis has released his apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum, that completes his encyclical Laudato si’ published in May 2015, ...
“Because all creatures are connected, each must be cherished with love and respect” — Laudato si’ (42) Industrialization, mass consumption and transformations in agriculture have brought the living world to ...
As the Armenian Caritas is already present near the border to assist evacuees leaving Nagorno-Karabakh, the international confederation mobilises funds and calls all parties to respect human rights. As of ...
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 21.6 million people are currently in need of humanitarian assistance in Yemen. The major problems are food ...
Torrential rains that affected the area of Thessaly in Greece in early September lead to devastating consequences in all disaster-affected zones and villiages in Volos, Pilion, Trikala, Karditsa and in ...
“Russia’s attack on the Caritas-Spes Ukraine warehouse in Lviv last night, destroying 300 tonnes of humanitarian aid for the people of Ukraine, was an outrage and a flagrant violation of ...
A Caritas humanitarian aid warehouse has burnt to the ground overnight in Lviv following a Russian attack. Caritas staff were unharmed but an estimated 300 tonnes of humanitarian goods were ...
“Free to choose whether to migrate or to stay”. Celebrating the 109th World Day of Migrants and Refugees on 24 September 2023, Caritas Internationalis makes its own the title of ...
Joint statement by Caritas Internationalis, RED CLAMOR and RAEMH on the occasion of the 109th World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2023 On 24th September we celebrate the World Day ...
“I sincerely thank the many people who have shown their solidarity. We encourage you to continue to support us. The reconstruction phase will take months or maybe even years,” says ...
“The needs are enormous: food, clothes, tents, as well as hygiene kits and blankets for the cold of the night. There are entire villages destroyed,” said Father Oscar Arturo Padilla, ...
Through their daily work with migrants and refugees in every region of the world, Caritas Internationalis, RED CLAMOR, the RAEMH and our valued partners are making a difference for those ...
Caritas Internationalis joins hands with Pope Francis and extends its condolences and support to the victims of the devastating earthquake that has struck Morocco. “Having learned with sorrow of the ...