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Priscilla and her husband Charles with Sister Ivy on their farm in Zimbabwe. Photo: Super Dube/Caritas Hwange

A Special Visit to Zimbabwe and Mozambique

28 Mar 23

Last month, Caritas Australia’s Africa Programs Coordinator, Sister Ivy Khoury, visited Zimbabwe and Mozambique to reconnect with our program partners in the region – the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Madagascar February 2023, flood in city. Photo: Shutterstock.

Caritas Australia stands in solidarity with families impacted by Tropical Cyclone Freddy

23 Mar 23

Caritas Australia stands in solidarity with the people of Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar after Cyclone Freddy,  one of the deadliest and long-lived tropical cyclones to have ever been recorded in Southern Africa.

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Students speaking at the Perth Project Compassion Launch. Photo: Caritas Australia

Schools and parishes across Australia raise funds for Project Compassion

16 Mar 23

Since the launch of Project Compassion in February, thousands of supporters have come together to raise funds for people living in some of the most vulnerable communities worldwide.

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A storm is brewing over the Pacific region as climate and debt crises collide

08 Mar 23

Caritas Oceania President, Cardinal Mafi, shares the story of his island home Tonga, and how it is has been impacted by climate change. 

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Caritas Syria staff assessing earthquake damage in Hama, Syria. Photo: Caritas Syria

How you can support survivors of the Turkey-Syria Earthquake

06 Mar 23

The generosity of Caritas Australia supporters has already helped raise $1 million through the Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal. But there are still many families who need immediate humanitarian support. Here is how you can help. 

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Ukraine’s year of displacement and devastation

03 Mar 23

After twelve months of conflict in Ukraine, the toll on civilians has been catastrophic. Thousands have been killed, many more injured, millions forced to flee, and homes and vital infrastructure have been destroyed.  

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Kirsty Robertson and Dan Skehan make pancakes for the Sydney office's Project Compassion 2023 launch. Photo credit: Aurora Sice.

Project Compassion launches across Australia for another exciting year!

22 Feb 23

Project Compassion launched on Shrove Tuesday, marking the beginning of the season of kindness and compassion towards communities who need it most. Many parishes and schools across the country hosted a Project Compassion launch, where they heard from representatives from Caritas Australia about this year’s stories, as well as the difference they are making in the lives of those who need it most.

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The Cathedral of Iskenderun was destroyed by the earthquake.

Caritas agencies respond to catastrophic Turkey and Syria Earthquake

08 Feb 23

Caritas agencies are responding to a series of powerful earthquakes in southeast Turkey (officially known as Türkiye) and Syria, where thousands of lives have been lost already and the death toll increases by the hour.  

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Caritas Australia staff (Timor Leste office), Fernando Pires, Bishop Umbers (Auxiliiary Bishop, Archdiocese of Sydney), a delegation from the Archdiocese of Sydney, a delegation from the Diocese of Maliana, Fr Lucio de Deus (Vicar General, Maliana Diocese) and Kirsty Robertson stand outside offices of the Diocese of Maliana. Photo: Nicole Chehine/Caritas Australia

Stories from the Field: A New Year’s visit to Timor Leste

07 Feb 23

In the first week of 2023, Caritas Australia staff, our in-country team in Timor Leste, Bishop Umbers (Auxiliiary Bishop, Archdiocese of Sydney) and a delegation from the Archdiocese of Sydney travelled to Baucau and Maliana in Timor Leste to see some of the amazing programs being carried out in the region.  

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Janice is a traditional dancer who lives on Jawoyn country in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. Photo: Richard Wainwright/Caritas Australia

Survival Day 2023

26 Jan 23

As an organisation, we recognise that Survival Day is a day of acknowledgement of Survival of colonisation, as well as the ongoing mistreatment and systematic injustice that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have faced over the years. 

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Ambassador Bruce Edwards, the Australian Ambassador for Ukraine, visiting Caritas Australia’s Partner in Moldova, CRS Moldova. Photo: Schimbator Studio.

Australian Ambassador for Ukraine visits refugees in Moldova

03 Jan 23

Ambassador Bruce Edwards, the Australia Ambassador for Ukraine and Moldova visited Caritas Australia’s partner in Moldova, CRS Moldova, to meet the local families that have welcomed Ukrainian refugees.  

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Children in a village in India. Photo: Sameer Bara/Caritas Australia

Your impact this year: The work Caritas Australia and our partners carried out in 2022

23 Dec 22

2022 has been an incredibly difficult year for vulnerable communities around the world. From the war in Ukraine to the food crisis in Africa to devastating floods in Asia, it’s often the most marginalised people who are impacted. 

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Woman in IDP camp in Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo Bitita Dany/Caritas Goma.

Caritas Australia launches emergency appeal for Democratic Republic of Congo

21 Dec 22

Caritas agencies are responding to support communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, who have been facing escalating conflict and displacement since the rebel militia group M23 seized a swath of the east of the country just over a year ago.

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Men in a village devastated by drought in southwestern Ethiopia. Photo: Zacharias Abubeker/Caritas Australia.

Charity should not end at Australia's coastline

20 Dec 22

CEO Kirsty Robertson and Reverend Tim Costello urge Australian Government to remember global poor as part of Help Fight Famine campaign.

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Sangha making jewelry. Photo credit: Maryknoll Cambodia.

Celebrating the International Day of People with Disabilities

06 Dec 22

On Saturday 3 December we celebrated the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The day promotes further understanding of disabilities and aims to mobilise support for the dignity, rights and wellbeing of persons with disabilities.  

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Laz Harfa, one of Caritas Australia's Partners in Indonesia, responding to the Earthquake. Photo: Laz Harfa, one of Caritas Australia's partners.

Devastating earthquake displaces over 50,000 in Indonesia

30 Nov 22

Caritas agencies are responding after over 50,000 people were displaced in the wake of the magnitude 5.6 earthquake that struck Indonesia in November 2022.  

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The True Meaning of Christmas: Giving to Those in Need

25 Nov 22

Not only is Christmas a time for celebration, but also an important time of reflection on how we can give back to those in need. 

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Damage to a building in Lombok during earthquake in 2018. Photo: Laz Harfa.

Caritas Australia in solidarity with Indonesia after devastating earthquake

22 Nov 22

Caritas Australia stands in solidarity with the people of West Java in Indonesia after the devastating magnitude-5.6 earthquake which has killed at least 162 people, many of them children, and left hundreds more injured.

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