Caritas Archives

Catholic entities step up to help Venezuelan refugees get jobs in Brazil

Dec 9, 2019

AVSI Brasil, along with a number of other entities linked to the Catholic Church — such as the Scalabrinian institute for migrant human rights, Jesuit Refugee Service, the Catholic ministry to migrants of the Diocese of Roraima, and Caritas Brazil — work to help the Venezuelans inside and outside refugee camps in Brazil.

By Lise Alves

Caritas delivers food aid to flood victims in Muslim Somalia

Dec 8, 2019

Caritas, the relief arm of the Catholic Church, has delivered food aid to Muslims in Somalia, who are currently facing floods and living in a fragile peace environment due a prolonged Islamist insurgency.

By Fredrick Nzwili, CNS

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

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

Do more to fight poverty, say European bishops, Caritas

Nov 21, 2019

The Brussels-based commission representing European Catholic bishops has urged the European Commission to do more to combat poverty, warning that one in five EU citizens now face poverty.

By Jonathan Luxmoore