Caritas Australia has received news from Gaza of an attack on a hall attached to The Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza City. A potentially devastating incident was narrowly averted when a missile failed to detonate upon impact.

After nearly five years of extraordinary service, Kirsty Robertson has recently announced her resignation from her role as CEO of Caritas Australia, effective from 9th August 2024. 

Caritas Australia’s 60th anniversary competition has concluded, with Thandolwayo the favourite among competition entrants.

The Albanese Government is supporting three new partnerships that will deliver off-grid renewable energy to rural and remote communities across Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu.

Caritas agencies and partners in Southeast Asia joined a climate response workshop in Cambodia, organised by Caritas Australia

Last week the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development was held in New York, with Caritas Australia in attendance. 

Due to safety concerns, all Caritas Jerusalem staff were required to evacuate two medical points in Khan Younis over the weekend, following missile strikes nearby. 

The Caritas network has received communications from The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem confirming that on the morning of the 7th of July, the Holy Family School in the North of Gaza was bombarded, causing serious destruction in the compound, and resulting in civilian casualties.  

Caritas Australia’s Catholic Earthcare team is inviting the Catholic community - including schools, parishes, diocese, organisations, and religious orders - to join its 2024 Season of Creation convocation.

This year the theme for NAIDOC Week is ‘Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud!’. Starting on Sunday 7th July, known as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday, the week celebrates and recognises the history, culture, and achievements of First Australian peoples. 

Kirsty Robertson CEO of Caritas Australia made a recent visit to partner Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the Centre for Sustainable Rural Development (SRD) in Vietnam to see some of their disability projects in action. 

Caritas Australia in Timor-Leste has hosted a visit by CatholicCare NT, also attended by four women’s shelters that are partners of the Caritas Australia Protection Program in Timor-Leste.

The Australian government has announced a 29-million-dollar funding package to help deliver healthcare, food, and clean water amid ongoing humanitarian crises in the Horn of Africa.  

Caritas Australia gathered supporters and ministers together at NSW Parliament House this week to engage in action in the face of increasingly intense and complex global challenges. 

This week Caritas Australia is shining a light on the plight of the one million people in the world’s largest refugee camp, Kutupalong in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

Caritas Australia has welcomed a $10m aid package to support the World Food Programme in Gaza and echoed its calls for a ceasefire.

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.