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Fall River launches initiative to prioritize the well-being of priests

Caritas Internationalis

Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo speaks during a briefing about the assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican Oct. 20, 2023. (Credit: Lola Gomez/CNS.)

New Japanese cardinal hopes his appointment is a ‘source of creating hope’

Dec 9
Nirmala Carvalho

Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo speaks during a briefing about the assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican Oct. 20, 2023. (Credit: Lola Gomez/CNS.)

Japanese archbishop speaks about environmental issues at Caritas meeting

Jun 13
Nirmala Carvalho

Caritas Internationalis General-Secretary Alistair Dutton visits Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. (Credit: Caritas.)

Catholic charity says Bangladesh can’t support Rohingya refugees on its own

Jun 11
Nirmala Carvalho

Pope Francis after blessing the SCIAF Wee Box Lenten appeal with Caritas International Secretary General, Alistair Dutton, and Caritas International President Archbishop Isao Kikuchi. (Credit: Caritas Internationalis.)

Pope Francis blesses ‘Wee Box’ to help Scottish support of Rwanda

Mar 16
Charles Collins

Women holding national flags and peace banners await the arrival of Pope Francis at the St. Theresa Cathedral in Juba, South Sudan on Feb. 4, 2023. As South Sudan’s plans to hold its first elections in December that should signify a major milestone in efforts to get lasting peace since the end of the civil war, mass violence and accompanying gross human rights violations continue unabated, a report by the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan says. (Credit: Ben Curtis/AP.)

Caritas official: Humanitarian aid for South Sudan is ‘urgent and necessary’

Mar 15
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Women in Uganda. (Credit: Caritas Internationalis.)

Catholic charity aims to empower women on peripheries and beyond

Mar 8
Elise Ann Allen

Pope condemns hitting civilian targets after Caritas warehouse destroyed in Lviv

Sep 20, 2023
Elise Ann Allen

In Poland, care for Ukraine refugees shifts from immediate to long-term needs

Sep 12, 2023
John Lavenburg

Japan’s bishops skeptical on plan to release radioactive water

Jul 6, 2023
Nirmala Carvalho

Catholic leaders warn suspension of food aid in Ethiopia is ‘death sentence’

Jul 6, 2023
Ngala Killian Chimtom