The Australian Government has announced it will be taking a leading role in the development of a new Declaration for the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel.

Caritas Australia has hosted its latest Mission in Action online seminar, this time focused on the Women for the World campaign.

Russian forces attacked the Sumy region, including the city of Konotop, overnight on the 12th of September. Caritas-Spes has responded with aid.

Over 145 representatives from dioceses, parishes and schools across Australia have participated in a 3-day Season of Creation Convocation.

Caritas Australia and The Church Agencies Network Disaster Operations (CAN DO) have been working to support communities in Timor-Leste as they face the impacts of climate change.  

Caritas Internationalis and ACT Alliance have worked in consultation with the Bishops of Sudan to launch a joint appeal.

Pope Francis is set to visit Indonesia, Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea during a month-long apostolic journey.

This September you can make the most of writing a valid Will from the comfort of your own home, in just a few clicks.  

The Caritas Australia Ukraine Appeal supports partners such as Catholic Relief Services (CRS) as they help millions of Ukrainian people in need.  

In 2023, 280 aid workers were killed globally, which is twice as many as any other year in the past decade. So far this year, 170 humanitarians have been killed.

Caritas Australia has launched its annual Women for the World appeal, which this year affords supporters the chance to give the life-changing, future-shaping gift of vocational training to women like Memory.

Partners in Lebanon report that increased hostilities between Israeli forces and Hezbollah have resulted in numerous casualties, displacement of civilians, and extensive damage to infrastructure.  

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.