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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Caritas celebrates 50 years of solidarity with the world’s most vulnerable communities.
Caritas Australia started in the early 1960s among lay Catholics who wanted to make a difference on issues of social justice. To tackle the issues of hunger and poverty, they created the Catholic Overseas Relief Committee in 1964.
In Chile, Caritas moves materials into area hit by quake, aftershocks
Caritas Chile has continued moving materials into an area of northern Chile hit hard by an April 1 earthquake and the subsequent aftershocks, which have prevented some people from sleeping in their homes.
Priest who led Lebanon’s Caritas heads to new exarchate in Africa
From Lebanon, where he led the church’s response to one of history’s biggest humanitarian crises, Maronite Chorbishop Simon Faddoul will carry with him to Africa the motto he took when he was ordained a priest 27 years ago: “Here I am Lord, send me.”
Caritas Australia’s new head has experience by the ton
Caritas Australia, the Catholic Church’s International Aid and Development agency, has a new CEO at the helm.
