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Caritas focuses attention on food crisis in Horn of Africa
On World Food Day today, Caritas Australia is bringing attention to the food crisis in the Horn of Africa, where 18 million people face severe hunger.
Global charities appeal to UN for funding for Sudan
Caritas Internationalis and global faith-based humanitarian organisation ACT Alliance have brought the issue of funding to avert famine in Sudan to a United Nations General Assembly side event focused on the cost of inaction in the country. Source: Caritas Australia.
Bishops accuse Malawi government of failure in food crisis
As hunger grows in Malawi and across the southern African region, Catholic leaders in the country are calling for long-term recovery initiatives. Source: Crux.
African Catholics say synodality also a call to Christian unity
As Rome prepares for the Synod of Bishops on Synodality next month, Catholics and other Christian leaders in Africa are exploring the possible implications of the process for closer ties among the various Christian communities on the continent. Source: Crux.
Bishops condemn Congo government over prison break deaths
Catholic bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo have condemned what they describe as a disregard for human life following the deaths of at least 129 people during an attempted breakout at an overcrowded prison in Kinshasa. Source: Crux.
Caritas forms alliance to address imminent famine in Sudan
Caritas Internationalis and global faith-based humanitarian organisation ACT Alliance have joined forces to address imminent famine in Sudan. Source: Caritas Australia.
Bishop declares day of mourning for those killed in terrorist attack
A day of mourning was observed on Wednesday in Burkina Faso’s Kaya Diocese, following a terrorist attack in the town of Barsalogho that killed nearly 200 people, including 22 Christians. Source: Crux.
Church in Congo calls for more help in fight against deadly viral disease
As Congo remained the epicentre of the latest mpox outbreak, Church leaders in the country called for increased action and expressed concern at the surging cases. Source: NCR Online.
Catholic charity provides meals for children hit by Ethiopian crisis
Still reeling from the aftermath of a brutal war, the northern Ethiopian town of Tigray is also facing an unfolding humanitarian crisis driven by drought and crop failure. Source: Crux.