Tag: Caritas
Pope Francis: A Church Without Charity Does Not Exist
May 16, 2013
Pope Francis met with Caritas leaders from around the world to discuss their work in helping millions of poor and vulnerable people, telling them, “A Church without charity does not exist.”
Caritas Appeals for CRS Funding for Famine-Hit Somalia
October 10, 2012
This is cross-posted from Caritas Internationalis Caritas is appealing for funds to help farming households in Somalia struggling with famine following a long-term drought. Funds will support Catholic Relief Services (CRS – a US member of the Caritas confederation) who are working with local partners on a five month emergency programme in the neediest areas [...]
CRS and Caritas Respond to Monsoon Flooding in Pakistan
September 12, 2012
Catholic News Service reports on the Catholic response to the latest flooding in Pakistan: LAHORE, Pakistan (CNS) — As rains and flash floods continued drenching Pakistan, Caritas Pakistan workers entered the worst areas to assess damage and determine what type of aid was immediately needed. A month of monsoon rains devastated several communities, claiming at [...]
Caritas Video: Hunger in Niger
July 6, 2012
More than 18 million people in West Africa’s Sahel region don’t have enough food. A bad harvest last year and high food prices have caused a widespread food crisis across Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Chad, Senegal, parts of Nigeria and Gambia. Caritas has been warning since the start of the year that urgent action needed to [...]
Prayers for Italy Earthquake Victims
May 29, 2012
Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of northern Italy, where a 5.8-magnitude earthquake destroyed buildings and killed more than a dozen people this morning. This follows an even stronger earthquake that struck the same area earlier this month, leaving thousands of people homeless. Catholic Relief Services will support the efforts of our Caritas [...]
Head of Caritas Philippines Wins Prestigious Environmental Award
April 17, 2012
Fr. Edwin Gariguez, executive secretary of the National Secretariat for Social Action-Justice and Peace (NASSA–the Philippines branch of Caritas) and a prominent activist against mining in his country, has been awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize. The Prize recognizes individuals for “sustained and significant efforts to protect and enhance the natural environment, often at great personal risk.” Each winner receives [...]
Syrians Flee to Jordan, Lebanon
February 24, 2012
Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of Catholic social service agencies that includes Catholic Relief Services, reports on how the Church is responding to the needs of Syrian refugees fleeing the violence in their country and are going to Jordan and Lebanon. The Caritas Lebanon Migrant Center mentioned below is a CRS partner. As violence in Syria [...]
Catholics Work to Provide Housing for Filipinos Displaced by Flooding
January 4, 2012
Catholic News Service reports on the latest efforts by humanitarian agencies, including CRS, to aid survivors of the flooding caused by last month’s Tropical Storm Washi. MANILA, Philippine — Catholic agencies and officials in the Philippines are working to provide housing for victims of recent flooding that left more than 1,200 people dead and hundreds [...]
Church Agencies Rush Aid to Thousands of Philippine Flood Victims
December 19, 2011
Catholic News Service interviewed Joe Curry, country representative for CRS Philippines, in its update on the flooding from Tropical Storm Washi: CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines (CNS) — Church agencies teamed with international aid groups and the Philippine government to assist tens of thousands of people left homeless in northern Mindanao by flash flooding caused by [...]
Caritas Team En Route to Turkey Earthquake Site
October 24, 2011
An emergency response team from Caritas Turkey is on its way to the site of Sunday’s earthquake that at last count has killed more than 200 and injured hundreds more. According to Caritas Internationalis: A Caritas Turkey team is en route to a region that was hit by a powerful earthquake on Sunday. The quake, [...]