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Following months of deliberation, the US government has formally declared its belief that the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are committing genocide. ...
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Two Catholic bodies are urging Australians to express their solidarity for the people of Lebanon....
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Caritas Australia welcomes Labor’s pledge to increase foreign aid budget...
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Caritas Australia mourns the devastating loss of two of Caritas Ukraine’s staff in the Mariupol centre, along with five other people who were sheltering at the office when it was struck by a Russian tank....
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The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has caused over three million people to flee the country – mostly women, children and the elderly....
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In February this year, I travelled with my husband, Frank, and 14 fellow Australians on a cycling trip through Cambodia to raise funds for projects supported by Caritas, the Catholic Church’s overseas aid and development agency. Unfortunately, I was injured while training before our departure and could not take...
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Posted on 21 January 2016 By Sr Louise McKeogh FMA, Caritas Diocesan Director, Diocese of Parramatta In his message for World Day of Peace on 1 January, Pope Francis was clear, “with the present Jubilee of Mercy I want to invite the Church to pray and work so that...
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Inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, the Catholic community was well represented at the Sydney climate march on 29 November as world leaders gathered for climate change talks in Paris. A young woman from Parramatta Parish said she was overjoyed by the large turnout of people and was...
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In February next year, Cecilia Zammit, newly appointed Director for CCD, and her husband, will be embarking on an epic fundraising challenge for Caritas. The challenge will involve 350km of cycling across Cambodia over 7 days, from the remote rural expanse of the Mekong Delta in Siem Reap to...