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Caritas report gives a voice to victims of climate change
Caritas Internationalis has launched a new report that reveals the experiences of people displaced by climate change. Source: Caritas Australia.
Religious sister in Gaza pleads for peace and humanitarian aid
A religious sister who is principal of the Rosary Sisters School in Gaza has issued a heartfelt plea for peace and immediate humanitarian aid in the war-torn region. Source: Aid to the Church in Need.
Founder ‘delighted’ to hand stewardship of FoSS to ACN
Stewardship of the Australian-founded Friends of the Suffering Souls, a lay-led association and charity that facilitates Masses for those in purgatory, has been formally handed to Aid to the Church in Need.
Vinnies urges Government and all MPs tackle poverty
This year’s Anti-Poverty Week is shining a light on the children of families who receive inadequate social security payments and depend on emergency support from charities, the St Vincent de Paul Society says.
Caritas Australia backs Pope’s ‘ecological vision’
Caritas Australia has welcomed Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation, Laudate Deum, To All People of Good Will on the Climate Crisis, which was released on Wednesday.
How a 168-year-old charity embraced TikTok – and won a legion of young fans
The St Vincent de Paul Society, the 168-year-old charity, is proof that you’re never too old to embrace technology. Source: Mumbrella.
Russian attack on Caritas warehouse destroys 300 tonnes of humanitarian supplies
Caritas Australia has confirmed that Russian troops on Tuesday attacked an industrial enterprise in Lviv, where a Caritas-Spes Ukraine humanitarian aid warehouse was located.
Pope appeals to international community to help Libya
Caritas agencies are responding to flooding in Libya where at least 5300 lives have been lost and more than 10,000 people are missing, as Pope Francis appealed for the international community to come to the aid of the hard-hit nation.
Brisbane parishioners helping to build monastery in Timor-Leste
High in the mountains of Timor-Leste, a monastery is taking shape with support from missionary volunteers and donations from Brisbane parishioners. Source: The Catholic Leader.