Caritas Internationalis Archives

At Madrid climate talks, Catholics work to provide ‘moral perspective’

Dec 5, 2019

Catholic campaigners at U.N. climate talks welcomed support from Pope Francis and vowed to bring a “firm moral perspective” to intergovernmental negotiations.

By Jonathan Luxmoore

Belgian Salesians defend decision to send convicted pedophile to Africa

Nov 28, 2019

Belgium’s Salesian order defended its decision to send a priest convicted of child abuse to work with Caritas in Central African Republic, where he has been accused of abusing children again.

By Jonathan Luxmoore

Vatican charity knew Central African Republic pedophilia concerns in 2017

Nov 23, 2019

The Vatican’s Caritas Internationalis charity says it learned in 2017 of pedophilia concerns involving its Central African Republic director, but left it for his superiors to investigate and he remained in place and in ministry until this year.

By Nicole Winfield

Caritas expresses outrage over former director in Africa accused of abuse

Nov 21, 2019

Caritas Internationalis, the Vatican-based confederation of 165 national Catholic charities, has expressed sadness and outrage over incidents of child abuse by a Belgian Salesian priest who had been the national director of Caritas in the Central African Republic.

By Carol Glatz

Italian bishops provide $1.1 million in humanitarian aid to South Sudan

Jul 25, 2019

An infusion of $1.1 million will benefit humanitarian programs, the resettlement of refugees and internally displaced people, and peacebuilding efforts in violence-ravaged communities in South Sudan under a program initiated by the Italian bishops’ conference.

By Francis Njuguna

Congolese Church leaders urge international help to contain Ebola

Jul 19, 2019

Catholic church representatives in Congo have urged international action to contain Ebola, after an epidemic in the country’s eastern provinces was declared an emergency by the World Health Organization.

By Jonathan Luxmoore