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Pilgrims turn Spain’s Santiago de Compostela into the world’s latest overtourism flashpoint

Caritas Internationalis

‘Papabile’ of the Day: Cardinal Luis Antonio “Chito” Tagle

Apr 30
John L. Allen Jr.

Myanmar’s military officers search through the rubble of a collapse building following Friday’s earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on April 1, 2025. (Credit: AP photo.)

Cardinal head of Caritas says Church giving aid to Myanmar after earthquake

Apr 2
Nirmala Carvalho

Priya Kathpal, right, and Taylor Williamson, left, who work for a company doing contract work for USAID carry signs in Washington, DC. (Credit: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP.)

Cardinal leading Caritas Internationalis says U.S. must see ‘negative impact’ of actions

Feb 13
Nirmala Carvalho

A street is dark during a blackout in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after sunset on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024 (Credit: Alejandro Granadillo/AP.)

‘This is very difficult,’ Caritas Puerto Rico director says amid funding freeze

Feb 1
John Lavenburg

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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Women in Uganda. (Credit: Caritas Internationalis.)

Catholic charity aims to empower women on peripheries and beyond

Mar 8, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

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Pilgrims turn Spain’s Santiago de Compostela into the world’s latest overtourism flashpoint

Sep 15
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Community honors life of 10-year-old Harper Moyski, killed in shooting at Minneapolis church

Sep 15
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Pope honors 21st century martyrs: Christians killed by Islamic militants, mafias, Amazon ranchers

Sep 15
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Chicago suburb where Pope Leo XIV grew up celebrates his 70th birthday with gospel music, balloons

Sep 15
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