EU plan to manage migration falls short of needs, Caritas group says

The European network of Caritas agencies has criticised the European Commission’s plan on asylum and migration, saying the proposal “falls short of expectations”. According to Caritas Europa, the new pact “seems to strengthen asylum and return procedures along EU border states, most likely at the cost of asylum and human rights safeguards, jeopardising the principle of ‘non-refoulement’,” that is,... Read More

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August 13, 2020

Catholics unite to call for enhanced Gift Aid scheme

The Catholic Union, Caritas Social Action Network, and Catholic Bishops in England and Wales have called for a higher rate of Gift Aid to be introduced in response to coronavirus. In their letter to the Culture Secretary, Oliver Dowden, the Catholic groups highlight the ‘perfect storm’ faced by many charities at this time – with... Read More

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July 9, 2020

Caritas worker warns of disaster in Burkina Faso

A Catholic aid worker has warned of a humanitarian catastrophe in Burkina Faso, with over 2 million facing starvation in the face of Islamist attacks and poor harvests. “People have been unable to cultivate their lands, so there’ve been no harvests, and this has all impacted on national production,” said Fr Constantin Sere, Caritas director... Read More

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June 29, 2020

Rohingya refugees threatened by pandemic, Caritas warns

Flimsy shelters and inadequate space in Bangladeshi refugee camps amid the Covid-19 pandemic have compounded the sufferings of the already beleaguered Rohingya community, a representative of Caritas said. “One of the key measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic is social distancing. But if you live in a refugee camp, you don’t have... Read More

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May 6, 2020

Caritas Honduras calls for transparency in Covid-19 aid distribution

Caritas Honduras has called for transparency in the distribution of Covid-19 assistance, which, according to a crescendo of accusations, has been used for political purposes in the impoverished country rife with corruption. Fr German Calix, director of Caritas Honduras, told Catholic News Service that the Church’s charitable arm wanted an investigation to “prove or disprove”... Read More

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April 23, 2020

Toolkit for parishes to help people in the Covid-19 pandemic

Caritas Social Action Network and the St Vincent de Paul Society (England and Wales) have released a new Toolkit to help Catholic parishes and groups develop safe, local responses to people in need during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Toolkit addresses the Christian call to step out in love to those excluded and at risk, throughout... Read More

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January 7, 2020

Church workers join aid distribution after Jakarta floods leave 60 dead

Caritas Indonesia (Karina) has joined the Jakarta Archdiocese in distributing aid to people hard hit by floods that have killed dozens of people in and around Indonesia’s capital. Ucanews.org reported the floods are considered among the worst to have hit the Indonesian capital and its suburbs since records began. According to the National Disaster Management... Read More

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November 21, 2019

Do more to fight poverty, say European bishops, Caritas

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. “Unemployment, adverse economic and working conditions, especially among young people, are affecting millions of families,” the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union said in... Read More

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August 8, 2019

Teen who died saving classmates in school shooting made a Knight

As residents of El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, mourned the loss of 31 people in mass shootings on 3rd and 4th August, the Knights of Columbus honoured a teen who died in May trying to save the lives of his classmates during a shooting at his suburban Denver high school. Kendrick Castillo, the 18-year-old... Read More

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June 4, 2019

Samir’s all smiles as his dream restaurant opens

The Bishop of Salford has congratulated a family who fled war-torn Syria and realised their dream of opening a restaurant in Manchester. Samir Hamwyeh, the owner of Middle Eastern restaurant Samir’s, was welcomed to the UK in November 2016 by parishioners from St Monica’s R.C. Church, Flixton, in the Diocese of Salford. Born in the... Read More

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EU plan to manage migration falls short of needs, Caritas group says

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Rohingya refugees threatened by pandemic, Caritas warns

Caritas Honduras calls for transparency in Covid-19 aid distribution

Toolkit for parishes to help people in the Covid-19 pandemic

Church workers join aid distribution after Jakarta floods leave 60 dead

Do more to fight poverty, say European bishops, Caritas

Teen who died saving classmates in school shooting made a Knight

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