Caritas Australia expresses concerns about the lack of growth in overseas development aid amid unprecedented crises.

To support Laudato Si’ Week, the Catholic Earthcare program is helping parishes and schools celebrate and delve deeper with three new resources.

Caritas Australia partners on the ground have continued responding to the exceptional humanitarian challenges in Gaza.

Caritas Lebanon is working to support the most vulnerable communities in the country with healthcare services, hot meal distribution, livelihood support, and rent and cash assistance. 

A prolonged dry spell in Timor Leste, driven by El Niño, has decimated crops, dried up water sources, and left farmers struggling to feed their families. This has exacerbated already high levels of poverty and steady increases in food prices. 

Caritas Australia is celebrating its 60th anniversary with the launch of a limited-edition commemoration book 60 Faces: Portraits of Compassion in Action, supported by a photo competition.

Caritas Australia’s partners in Ukraine report intensified hostilities in front-line areas and border communities, triggering a new wave of displacement.

Caritas Australia’s annual Lenten fundraiser Project Compassion has been a success this year thanks to the dedication and support of over 1,700 schools and 1,200 parishes across the country. 

Following the outbreak of conflict in Sudan a year ago, 25 million people - including 14 million children - now need humanitarian assistance and support.

Caritas Australia has created and launched its Laudato Si Action Plan as a contributing organisation for the delivery of the anticipated Plenary Council Decree on “Integral Ecology and Conversion for the Sake of our Common Home”. 

Caritas Australia and several other humanitarian agencies have collectively condemned the rising aid worker death toll in Gaza following the deaths of seven international aid workers killed while working for the World Central Kitchen.

Caritas Australia extends a heartfelt thank you to all staff, volunteers, and community members involved in making Project Compassion a success.

Caritas partners share sobering words and stories – coming from their own teams working on the ground in Gaza, as well as the people they are helping.  

Caritas Australia is celebrating its 60th year, with The Catholic Overseas Relief Committee that later became Caritas Australia, having been founded in 1964.  

Following the launch of the Safer World for All campaign, Caritas Australia has taken part in a series of events in Canberra designed to engage ministers on critical global humanitarian issues of concern. 

The Caritas agencies of Australia, Canada and New Zealand urge the Government of Australia to restore funding to UNRWA, as they renew calls for the release of all hostages and detained people, a ceasefire and humanitarian access.

As part of a month of action on empowering women, Caritas Internationalis has launched a new booklet “Equality, Encounter, Renewal: A Caritas commitment to women’s leadership and participation”.

The Safer World for All campaign has launched this week, pushing for Australia to help prevent the emergence of global catastrophes.

For Project Compassion Caritas reflects on how installing a water tank in Leaia’s home improved the health and living conditions of her family.

Project Compassion celebrates Memory, a trailblazing carpenter from Malawi.

YouGov polling conducted by Australian humanitarian agencies, including Caritas Australia, has found support for a ceasefire is high among the public.