Thousands of generous supporters – including individuals, schools and parishes across Perth – have joined in solidarity with the world’s poor, donating nearly $1.2 million to Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion Lenten campaign.

The recent launch of a publication titled “….giving a voice to the cry of the poor….” by Caritas Australia aims to raise awareness and funding while recording the historical account of Caritas in Perth as it is a story worth remembering and a gem worth sharing, says Chair of the National Council of Caritas Australia, Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders.

By Olivia Bunter Dr Nathan Leber does not seem to mind keeping a busy schedule as he currently balances a part-time study load with his new role as Justice Educator at Caritas Australia. Dipping his toes in every pond, Nathan has garnered skills as a musician, lectured in university halls, and has also taken the role of a deputy principal in his stride before embracing his new role at Cari...

Yohanes Baskoro has been caught up in a whirlwind tour of Australia as part of the Caritas Project Compassion launch serie

Trained midwife Monika cradles Lima’s healthy baby, Jyoti. Photo: Supplied. A baby’s first breath, the softness of their skin, the first time they open their eyes – these moments are precious and for a mother they bring a new purpose: to protect the child that rests in her arms. But childbirth does not always end in joy. According to the latest UN estimates, more than 300,000 women ea...

An Indonesian soldier carries an elderly woman during an evacuation on 1 October after an earthquake and tsunami on Sulawesi Island. Photo: Antara Foto/Reuters. The Caritas international network is responding with emergency assistance in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake that rocked central Sulawesi, Indonesia on Friday 28 September. More than 1400 people are confirmed dead and thous...

18-year-old Fatema is one of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh. Photo: Christopher Riechert, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) for Caritas Bangladesh. Photo: Supplied. In our world today where an unprecedented 68.5 million people have been forced from home – among them, nearly 25.4 million refugees[1], Caritas Australia, the Catholic Agency for International Aid and...

Support from Caritas is helping Bubita to rebuild her home. Photo: Tommy Trenchard/Caritas. Caritas Australia has remained committed to restoring infrastructure, livelihoods, and community wellbeing in the earthquake-prone country of Nepal. In April 2015, the devastating Gorkha earthquake shattered Nepal, with 9000 fatalities and more than 22,000 injured. In an attempt to aid Carit...

Walking thousands of kilometres alone in an African desert, with nothing but a soccer ball and an iPod for company, is something that few of us would contemplate. Canberra adventurer and Caritas Australia supporter, Matt Napier, however, did exactly that, walking thousands of kilometres to raise money for those living in poverty, with a 1900-kilometre walk across the Namib Desert.

Caritas Australia is supporting and empowering Filipino commu¬nities like Aloma’s, in the aftermath of extreme weather events and the effects of climate change.