#Charity

Caritas Italy: increased poverty rates, growing territorial disparities and stigma against vulnerable persons

A total of 255,957 persons received assistance from diocesan and parish Caritas outreach centres and services in 2022; two-thirds of…

Caritas Congo, “the people need peace”. Alarming cholera outbreak among displaced people

Pope Francis arrived at ‘Ndolo’ airport in Kinshasa to celebrate Holy Mass. He will meet the victims of the conflict…

Missionaries of Charity: her entire existence at the service of the least

On Friday September 5, 1997, twenty-five years ago, Mother Teresa, the nun who devoted herself entirely to the poorest of…

Ukraine. Fr. Grynevych (Caritas-Spes): ” Hour-long queues for humanitarian aid. Fuel shortages delay distribution.”

Father Vyacheslav Grynevych, Caritas-Spes Secretary General is presently in Italy to attend the 42nd National Caritas Conference that closes today…

Pope in Slovakia. Archbishop Zvolensky: “This visit is an immense spiritual gift for all of us to serve marginalised persons”

Interview with the president of the Bishops’ Conference of Slovakia who welcomed Pope Francis upon his arrival in Bratislava and…

Austria: 100 years of Caritas, celebration in Vienna with Card. Schönborn. Fr. Birnbacher, “extraordinary humanitarian organisation”

Synodality: Card. Tagle, “difficult to walk together if we do not experience closeness”

Caritas-FOCSIV campaign: “Don’t forget the poorest countries hit by the pandemic”

The deadline of the “Give us this day our daily bread” campaign, promoted by Caritas Italy and FOCSIV to financially…

Charity and hope of religious orders and  congregations amidst the “perfect storm” in Latin America

Social tensions, erupted towards the end of 2019 in many countries and quelled by Covid-19, have resumed stronger than before,…

United Kingdom, “step 2” amidst increasing poverty. Catholic charities’ appeal

Spotlight on the situation on the island with Phil McCarthy, CEO of “Caritas Social Action Network”, an agency of the…

COVID-19 Coronavirus: UK, message from Card. Nichols. Guidance on Masses and prayers, invitation to charity. Document on sacraments