Father Cantalamessa to Preach Retreat in Mexico

Cor Unum Council Sponsoring Event for Charity Workers

January 22, 2008 | 2239 hits

A retreat for the Americas is aiming to remind diocesan aid workers that Christian charity is not the same as mere humanitarian work. The Pontifical Council Cor Unum is sponsoring its first …

Cholera Threatening Kenya, Warns Caritas

January 22, 2008 | 1095 hits

Caritas is concerned that the delicate situation of refugees in Kenya could worsen to a cholera epidemic. After contested Dec. 27 presidential elections, some 250,000 people fled their homes …

Letter from Caritas Somalia

"We Cannot Simply Dismiss Somalia as a Hopeless Case"

November 21, 2007 | 2302 hits

Here is a letter from the executive director of Caritas Somalia, Davide Bernocchi, on the situation in the country. During the general audience today, Benedict XVI urged political leaders to …

U.S. Official Thanks Church for Humanitarian Aid to Iraq

State Department Undersecretary Visits Vatican

April 09, 2003 | 511 hits

A top U.S. State Department official visited the Vatican and thanked the Church for its humanitarian aid in war-torn Iraq. John Bolton, undersecretary of the U.S. government for arms control …