Articles on this issue "Caritas Internationalis"
Caritas Philippines’ rehabilitation work is under way to help victims recover from Typhoon Pablo (international name: Bopha), which struck Mindanao last December. The Church’s social action …
read moreOn Thursday, Caritas Internationalis approved Michel Roy as its new secretary-general for the next four years. Roy will succeed Lesley-Anne Knight, who served as the charity's …
read moreThe fundamental commitment of Caritas is to promote solidarity with the poor and to convince Christians and all people of goodwill to care for the needs of others as if they were their own, …
read moreCardinal Oscar Rodríguez Maradiaga has been elected to a second four-year term as president of Caritas Internationalis. Caritas members are in Rome through Friday for the 19th general assembly …
read morePolitical systems can try to promote liberty and equality, but in order to promote fraternity, human beings must be recognized as children of the same Father, says Cardinal Oscar Andrés …
read moreThe Caritas Express will bring passengers from Vatican City to Orvieto on May 21, marking the 60th anniversary of the foundation of Caritas Internationalis. The railroad border between Italy …
read moreA Caritas official in Ivory Coast says the situation of the nation still calls for caution after former President Laurent Gbagbo was captured Monday. Jean Djoman, director of Development and …
read moreFather Richard Kissi, the diocesan director of Caritas in Abidjan, was released after being kidnapped on Tuesday by an armed group. Jean Djoman, director of human development at Caritas Ivory …
read moreCaritas teams are tying to assist the thousands of people seeking to leave Libya as the country spins toward civil war. The aid organization reported today that around 6,000 migrant workers …
read moreOn today's anniversary of the earthquake that destroyed Port-au-Prince and claimed 300,000 lives, Caritas is issuing a call to renew efforts to aid impoverished Haitians. In a joint …
read moreThe president of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers is urging the international community to pay more attention to the situation of migrant women. Archbishop Antonio Vegliò said …
read moreHere is the address that Lesley-Anne Knight, secretary-general of Caritas Internationalis, delivered Nov. 30 at the congress "The Female Face of Migration" that was held this week in Saly, …
read moreFor World AIDS Day on Wednesday, the international Caritas organization is urging greater investment in HIV-positive children, and calling for a reduction of transmission of the virus from …
read moreCaritas Internationalis is welcoming the comments of Benedict XVI on the importance of preventing AIDS as published in a new book. The book, "Light of the World: The Pope, The Church and The …
read moreA local staff member of Caritas-Switzerland in Haiti was killed last Friday in the center of Port-au-Prince. The victim, Julien Kénord, was only 27. He had just cashed a $2,000 check at a …
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