Caritas Singapore Community Council

The Caritas Singapore Community Council (Caritas Singapore) was established as the official social and community arm of the Archdiocese of Singapore.

Project Compassion 2010 - Samon’s Story

Development projects run by Caritas Australia are bringing hope to impoverished families in Siem Reap, Cambodia and improving their lives.

Nargis survivors still need help

Nearly two years after Cyclone Nargis ripped through Myanmar’s Irrawaddy delta, survivors are still struggling to put their lives back together.

Caritas.org - Haiti Appeal

Revisting the Caritas Internationalis site, this time to see the charity’s work in Haiti and the appeal for donations and support for last week’s earthquake-devastated areas.

Please support Caritas response in Haiti

A brief, silent and sobering appeal from Caritas to support the relief work in quake-devastated Haiti.

Church finds ways to help vulnerable migrants

Sri Lanka can thank its migrant workers for more than a third of its foreign exchange, however many have experienced severe physical abuse while abroad, says a nun. (UCA News)

Caritas Vietnam in famine aid rush

Caritas Vietnam workers are distributing urgently needed food and clothes to Typhoon Mirinae victims who face up to six months of famine.
Workers are bringing old clothes, instant noodles and rice by bus to typhoon-affected areas, Carirtas Vietnam secretary-general Fr Antoine Nguyen Ngoc Son, told UCA News.
Storm victims need clothes, drinking water, food and medicine, he [...]

Caritas joins global call for urgent climate action

Ahead of the United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen, Caritas International, together with other international aid organisations, has warned that “urgent action” is needed in order to prevent global hunger due to climate change.
The statement “Climate Change, Food Insecurity and Hunger” is signed by Caritas, the UN’s food and health agencies WFP, FAO, and the [...]

We do the work, others get the funding: AIDS expert

Governments are bypassing faith-based organizations that do the bulk of the work with AIDS victims while spending billions of dollars on AIDS relief, says Caritas Internationalis’ adviser to the UN, Monsignor Robert Vitillo.
Monsignor Vitillo, in Australia to address local Caritas and health care workers, told The Record that governments need to recognize faith-based organizations that [...]

Climate change concerns are about justice: Caritas

Churches in Asia need to respond quickly to climate-change issues, says regional coordinator of Caritas Asia Father Bonnie Mendes. “They must not remain on the sidelines but take the challenge seriously.” (UCA News)
The priest, who is based in Bangkok, says that Churches can become part of the solution if they help farmers and others:
• Avoid [...]

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