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“I can walk again”: hope for amputees in Gaza
As of April 2025, the UN reports that 4,500 people have lost limbs due to the ongoing conflict, including more than 800 children. Many have been left to suffer with limited or no access to medical care and support.

A man walks with a prosthetic leg provided by a Caritas backed program. Photo: Caritas Jerusalem
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Tonga is in the pacific ring of fire, which means it is characterised by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes. Tonga needs warehouses to store emergency supplies. Credit: Rachel
In an era marked by escalating climate-related disasters, the importance of disaster preparedness has never been more evident. For communities like those in the Pacific, where sea level rise is already having an impact, proactive measures are essential to mitigate the devastating impacts of natural calamities.

Sakhina, a Rohingya refugee, carries a vessel of water as she looks at the camera. The vessel and tap water access was provided by Caritas Australia's partners, Caritas Bangladesh. Photo: Caritas Australia
Crises are occurring with more frequency and intensity, driven by global political instability, conflict, and the impacts of extreme weather events driven by climate change. A record number of people – over 120 million worldwide – have been forced to flee from their homes due to emergencies and crises.

A man walks with a prosthetic leg provided by a Caritas backed program. Photo: Caritas Jerusalem
As of April 2025, the UN reports that 4,500 people have lost limbs due to the ongoing conflict, including more than 800 children. Many have been left to suffer with limited or no access to medical care and support.

A Caritas worker walks through the destruction in Gaza. Photo: Caritas Jerusalem
As the crisis in Gaza deepens, Caritas Australia is intensifying its call for peace and urgent humanitarian access.

Caritas Australia shares updates from its six First Australian Partners this Reconciliation Week

Leaia and her family outside their home in Samoa. Photo: Laura Womersley/Caritas Australia
As the global Catholic Church celebrates the Year of Jubilee in 2025, Caritas Australia is joining a renewed call for justice, equity and economic reform through its support of the Turn Debt into Hope campaign.

Abraham and Gladys have seen firsthand the impact of climate change on their community in Malaita, in the Solomon Islands. Photo: Rose Clough/Caritas Australia
15 MAY 25
As we move into a new chapter of the life of our Catholic community, it is good to pause and give thanks for the wonderful gift that was the papacy of Pope Francis. Among his most notable teachings is Laudato Si, the tenth anniversary of which we mark this year.

Protestors asking for debt to be cancelled. Photo credit: CAFOD.
Caritas Australia’s Turn Debt Into Hope campaign highlights the devastating effects on development that the global debt crisis has on countries of the Global South.

Maria is a farmer living in Indonesia. Photo: Caritas Australia
As climate change intensifies across Indonesia’s eastern provinces, farmers in Nusa Tenggara Timur are among the hardest hit.

Suntali and her daughters. Photo: Photo: Madan Bhusal/Caritas Nepal.
On April 25, 2015, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook Nepal to its core, leaving devastation in its wake. Thousands of lives were lost, homes and historic buildings crumbled, and millions of people were suddenly without shelter.

Pope Francis. Photo: Vatican Media
We give thanks for Pope Francis’ extraordinary legacy, and we commit to carrying his vision forward in our work and our lives.

Toefuata’iga fills up her water bottle from a Samoan primary school’s drinking water tank. Photo: Caritas Australia.
Every country partner and most program participants I have visited in the past few years have told me about the devastating impacts of record droughts and heatwaves, more severe and extreme cyclones, unprecedented flooding, and rising sea levels. Some of our participants might not be familiar with the term “climate change,” but they know what is in front of them.

Women and children wait to receive aid at a transit camp for Sudanese refugees. Photo: Caritas Mongo
It has now been 2 years since the start of the brutal conflict in Sudan. More than 30 million people in Sudan now require humanitarian assistance. Over half are children. The most vulnerable people are being impacted the most, including women, the elderly and people living with disabilities.

A woman walks past collapsed buildings in Mandalay. Photo: Arete/DEC
On March 28, 2025, a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar. Homes have been reduced to rubble, essential infrastructure has collapsed, and entire communities are struggling to access clean water, food, and medical care.

Caritas Australia’s Turn Debt Into Hope campaign addresses the crisis of unjust debt, advocating for relief and fair financial systems. Inspired by the Year of Jubilee, the campaign urges world leaders to prioritize human dignity over profits.

The Common Home project team training community members on the importance of maintaining good sanitation. Photo: Catholic Diocese of Auki
The journey to clean water has been a long struggle for many communities in the Malaita province in the Solomon Islands.

Talaso, a Kenyan mother, faces a future of drought and starvation. Credit: Thom Flint, Catholic Agency for Overseas Development
As global average temperatures continue to rise, the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, such as cyclones, floods, and droughts, have escalated worldwide. This is exacerbating global water insecurity. Not only has the global population been increasing rapidly for decades, but average water use has over doubled this rate.
World Water Day aims to raise awareness about the global water crisis and the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water each day.

Laxmi and her mother Mankala work in their fields close to their home in Jajarkot district, western Nepal. Photo: Richard Wainwright/Caritas Australia
Caritas Australia celebrates the transformational power of women through Ada, Rosalie and Laxmi.

Phany and her daughter near their home in Cambodia. Photo: Caritas Australia.
Leaving a bequest to Caritas Australia is a meaningful way to continue your impact on the world. Even leaving just 1% of your estate can create lasting change for vulnerable communities across the globe.

In the ashes of the humanitarian warehouse on Caritas Spes Lviv, destroyed by Russian drones. Photo: Caritas Spes Ukraine
As the war in Ukraine stretches into its fourth year, millions of Ukrainians continue to face displacement, loss, and uncertainty. With the largest conflict in Europe since World War II still ongoing, nearly a third of Ukraine’s population—12.7 million people—require humanitarian aid.
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