Caritas partners report Gaza’s children now sleep among rats and disease

Caritas Australia has received grave updates regarding the impact of rodent infestations and subsequent disease on children.

Caritas Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s continued investment in international aid in the 2026–27 Federal Budget, recognising Australia’s vital role in responding to growing global humanitarian need. 

Amid a humanitarian crisis in Lebanon Caritas partners continue to deliver life‑saving assistance in some of the hardest‑to‑reach areas.

Caritas colleagues in Ukraine and their families are facing escalating danger as attacks intensify. 

Caritas Lebanon has deployed multiple humanitarian convoys to frontline and isolated villages in southern Lebanon.

Caritas is urging supporters to stand in prayer and solidarity with the millions of people whose lives have been torn apart in Sudan.

As Project Compassion 2026 comes to a close, Caritas Australia has today extended its heartfelt thanks to communities across the country.

Caritas Australia has echoed Pope Leo XIV’s call for dialogue and the peaceful resolution of conflict, as the world prepares to mark Easter.

Australians are being called to run, walk, or jog for Sudan at City2Surf 2026.

Partners report mass displacement, mounting civilian casualties, and growing constraints on humanitarian access.

Staff in Gaza have endured years of displacement, personal loss and constant danger alongside the communities they serve.

Caritas Australia is receiving increasingly grave reports from partners across the Middle East as conflict intensifies.

In rural northern Fiji, 44‑year‑old mother Manaini spent years struggling to support her children.

Caritas Australia is urgently calling for support as a rapid escalation in hostilities has triggered a major humanitarian crisis across Lebanon.

Farmer Monoranjon is building a safer and more secure future for his family with support from Project Compassion.

Caritas Australia expresses deep concern for the suffering of innocent people as the conflict in the Middle East intensifies.

Thanks to Project Compassion Sisilia now has access to clean water and can focus on her education.

The war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, with 2025 the deadliest year for civilians so far.

Caritas Australia has announced the launch of its Lenten fundraising and awareness appeal.

Caritas Jerusalem has received official clarification from the Government of Israel that its work, which has never stopped, can continue,

Caritas Australia has presented a collection of nearly 900 messages of prayer, solidarity and hope from the Australian Catholic community.