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Charity Middle East

Caritas receiving increasingly grave reports from Middle East

Caritas Australia is receiving increasingly grave reports from partners across the Middle East as conflict intensifies in multiple countries, placing millions of civilians at risk.

Charity Ukraine

Caritas urges international community to continue support for Ukraine

Caritas Australia is urging the international community not to look away as the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, with 2025 the deadliest year for civilians since the full‑scale invasion began on February 24, 2022.

Charity Middle East

Israeli Government clears Caritas to continue working in Gaza

Caritas Australia has welcomed news that the Israeli Government has confirmed that Caritas Jerusalem, as a local charity, is not subject to reregistration guidelines that would ban it from operating in Gaza.

Charity

Caritas presents prayers of solidarity to Papal Nuncio

Caritas Australia has presented a collection of nearly 900 messages of prayer, solidarity and hope from the Australian Catholic community to the Apostolic Nuncio to Australia, Archbishop Charles Balvo.

Charity

Vinnies’ tech collaboration help students connect

The St Vincent de Paul Society NSW has launched a collaboration with One Foundation to provide laptops to people in need. Source: The Catholic Weekly.

Charity Project Compassion

Make a splash on The Long Walk for Water

Caritas Australia is calling on individuals, schools, parishes and community groups across the country to sign up for The Long Walk for Water challenge ahead of Lent and walk in solidarity with the 703 million people worldwide who still live without safe drinking water.

Africa Charity

Caritas appeals for action as Sudan crisis reaches 1000 days

Caritas Australia is calling for urgent international action and attention as the conflict in Sudan reached its 1000th day on Friday.

Budget Charity

Vinnies urges government to use 2026 budget to tackle poverty

The St Vincent de Paul Society is calling on the Albanese Government to make the 2026-27 Budget a turning point for the millions of people in Australia, including 950,000 children, who are living below the poverty line.

Anniversary Charity

Celebrating 60 years of support for persecuted Christians

From a kitchen table volunteer effort to a well-loved charity raising $7 million each year, Aid to the Church in Need Australia and New Zealand is celebrating 60 years of support for persecuted and suffering Christians.