Local Caritas health workers reach more than 78,000 people as Gaza's humanitarian crisis deepens

The Catholic Institute of Western Australia has expanded its course offerings to encompass a distinctive Professional Certificate of Catholic Social Ecology, supported by Caritas Australia and Catholic Earthcare resources.

The Australian Government has announced that it will provide a further $31m of assistance to help meet Ukraine’s energy and humanitarian needs.

An initial rapid assessment report from the UN has revealed extensive losses and damages to communities downhill of the landslide, also destroying livelihoods and key infrastructure.

Remote communities in Papua New Guinea have been devastated by a catastrophic landslide that struck the Enga province at 3am on 24th May.

This year the theme for Reconciliation Week is Now More Than Ever, a theme that reminds us that, no matter what, the fight for justice and the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will – and must – continue. 

This week Caritas partners in Gaza reported the successful delivery of supplies to support 2,500 families in northern Gaza. 

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.