Post Ebola crisis: Caritas Sierra Leone continues to serve
Healey International Relief Foundation and its partner Caritas Freetown continues to serve the people of Sierra Leone. Ebola has ended but there is need to care for its victims and also strengthen the health systems to prevent further occurrence.
Hoping for rain in drought-ridden Ethiopia
“For everything there is a season and a time for every occupation under heaven: A time for giving birth, a time for dying; a time for planting, a time for uprooting what has been planted.” Here in Tigray, in northern Ethiopia, these words from the Book of Ecclesiastes certainly ring true. As we pass through […]
Sports, a culture of encounter / Sport, pour une culture de la rencontre / Desporto, para uma cultura do encontro
« That sports may be an opportunity for friendly encounters between peoples and may contribute to peace in the world. » Pope Francis – August 2016 « Pour que le sport soit l’occasion d’une rencontre fraternelle entre les peuples et contribue à la paix dans le monde. » Pope François – Août 2016 « Para que o desporto […]
Archbishop Mbilingi has been re-elected President of SECAM
The 17th Plenary Assembly of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has ended today in Luanda, Angola with the re-election of Most Rev. Gabriel Mbilingi of Lubango, Angola as President of SECAM for a second term. First Vice-President: Most Rev. Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan, Bishop of Mouila, Gabon. He replaces Bishop Louis […]
Food waste: harvesting Spain's unwanted crops to feed the hungry
Spain’s gleaning movement has grown rapidly in response to austerity, harvesting imperfect fruit and veg – that would otherwise be wasted – for food banks. Now its own line of jams, soups and sauces is taking off too. (More)
Caritas Suisse étend son aide d’urgence en Afrique de l’Est
En coopération avec la Chaîne du Bonheur, Caritas Suisse étend son aide d’urgence en Afrique de l’Est et augmente sa contribution à 2 millions de francs. L’Afrique de l’Est souffre des conséquences d’une sécheresse catastrophique due au changement climatique. Selon les estimations de l’ONU, plus de 10 millions de personnes sont touchées par la pénurie d’eau […]
Catholic groups meet in Durban ahead of International AIDS Conference
(Vatican Radio) Catholic organisations working on HIV and AIDS began a meeting in Durban on Friday, ahead of the 21st International AIDS Conference, due to open in the same South African city next Monday. The meeting, organised by Caritas Internationalis and the Catholic HIV & AIDS Network, in conjunction with local Southern African partners, brings […]
Catholic charity says EU to receive more refugees
Caritas, which runs aid projects throughout the world, serves as a good gauge of crisis situations. Right now, the Berlin chapter of Caritas warns that more refugees from Syria are coming. Though the EU initiated a controversial refugee swap with Turkey in spring, displaced people continue to head for Europe, the Catholic aid organization […]
Caritas urges respect for rights of migrants stuck in Ventimiglia
(Vatican Radio) Caritas Europa and its local partners have called on the French and Italian governments to take action to respect the human dignity and fundamental rights of migrants stuck in the Italian border town of Ventimiglia. Caritas says more than a thousand migrants are stranded in “dire conditions” in Ventimiglia, having being denied entry […]
Catholics advocate for peaceful elections
Caritas Chipata Director Dennis Phiri has advised aspirants in the August 11th general elections to avoid violence and insults during the campaigns. Father Phiri said during his homily at St Atanazio Catholic Parish in Chipata on Sunday that political parties in the country must avoid all forms of violence before, during and after the elections […]