Caritas

Caritas Internationalis is the humanitarian and development organisation of the Catholic Church.

[Caritas @iamCARITAS]

🇸🇳 ⚽ Senegal is playing in the #WorldCup today, but back home it's facing a greater challenge. 43% of government spending goes to unjust debt. Money that should reach hospitals and schools is going to lenders under unfair rules.

Let's #TackleUnfairDebt https://t.co/CdljKZhQeN

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We are deeply saddened to see the Assumption Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra in flames during the latest escalation of the war in #Ukraine.

We stand in solidarity with all those affected and renew our call for immediate peace.

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Pope Leo XIV's journey through Spain this week took him from a #Caritas shelter in Madrid to the port where migrants arrive after crossing one of the world's deadliest routes.

"In this home, no one remains alone."

We are proud to stand alongside @_CARITAS in this work. 🙏

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With the #WorldCup about to kick off, we join Pope Leo in praying it will be an opportunity for fraternity and encounter. 🙏⚽
While we cheer on our nations, we'll highlight why too many competing countries are paying the penalty for the global debt crisis
https://t.co/dF3RwO8GZz

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We welcome the Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth's effort to answer @Pontifex's call to ensure economic progress is "inclusive and respectful of the limits of creation".

Read more about the Roadmap in this article: https://t.co/ItVIl9loMn

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Caritas Jerusalem is sounding the alarm: water has become dangerously scarce in Gaza, putting countless lives at risk.

@CaritasJLM is delivering trucked water and emergency WASH kits to families with nowhere else to turn.

Read the full article: https://t.co/8eQZQArReX

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"In @Caritaslb, we're not facing an emergency. We're living an emergency."

Peter Mahfouz from Caritas Lebanon on what it means to respond to a crisis that is also your own. Nearly one million displaced. A quarter of the population. No end in sight.

#Lebanon #Caritas

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We were honoured to welcome the Bishops of Myanmar to Caritas Internationalis this week.

"Don't forget us. Don't forget our crisis. Our voice is very small. We need others to help make it heard." — Bishop Raymond Sumlut Gam, President of Caritas Myanmar.

We certainly will not.

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"For me, the loudest thing I heard that morning was silence."

Anhelina from @caritasukraine returned to her apartment after the 24 May attack on Kyiv to find her windows blown out. She filmed what she saw from there.

#Ukraine #Kyiv #attack

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What kind of humanity do we want to be?

In Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical reflects on AI, dignity, work and the common good in the digital age.

Read the full article: https://t.co/ZSXWslIuVb

#PopeLeoXIV #AI #Magnificahumanitas

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Today is the anniversary of Laudato si'. An ecological debt exists between the world's biggest polluters and those on the frontlines of the climate crisis.

It is time to #TurnDebtIntoHope.

Watch the story of Levinia and Brother Solomon: https://t.co/rREwU0ZOub

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Caritas is mobilising in response to a new #Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC.

No vaccine or treatment exists for this variant. Healthcare workers lack protective equipment. Displaced communities are most at risk.

Full statement: https://t.co/o27j2F25uW

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RepCo 2026 gathered the Caritas family in Indonesia to mark 75 years of Caritas Internationalis and 20 years of Caritas Indonesia.

From global solidarity to local communities in Datak Parish, the week reflected Caritas’ shared commitment to resilience, dignity and hope.

#RepCo

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On World Bee Day, meet Cielo, a beekeeper from rural Bolivia.

"We try to keep them comfortable. Because we know that without the bees, we humans have about four more years of life."

Cielo built her apiary with support from @Caritasbolivia.

https://t.co/AjTAaNx73A

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Our Cardinal President Isao Kikuchi in conversation with Aki Nishio of @WBG_IDA on young people, education and development.

"It's not charity. It's about collaboration and coming together to make the world better." A perspective that is very close to our heart at #Caritas.

[IDA - World Bank @WBG_IDA]

"It's not charity. It's about collaboration & coming together to make the world better."

That’s how many young people view development today, says Cardinal Isao Kikuchi, president of @iamCARITAS, in conversation with Aki Nishio —capturing the spirit behind @WBG_IDA. #IDAworks

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A Caritas Jerusalem doctor working in Gaza spoke to us anonymously about what he sees every day: rodent bites treated without proper supplies, diseases impossible to diagnose, families too afraid to sleep.

Read the full interview: https://t.co/uCN4fgW43j

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Children in Gaza are waking up screaming as rats bite them while they sleep.

Read the testimony by Harout Bedrossian, Head of Resource Development at @CaritasJLM: https://t.co/Lc1sOwNNcl

We keep all the suffering people in Gaza in our prayers.

Photo Credit Raw Media/@trocaire

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Born with a speech impairment, long overlooked. Today, more than a thousand people chose her as their leader and named their organisation after her.

Devanti's story, from rural India, is what inclusion looks like.

@Caritas_India

Full story: https://t.co/Xp6NSVHIZR

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Children in Gaza are waking up screaming as rats bite them while they sleep.

Read the testimony by Harout Bedrossian, Head of Resource Development at @CaritasJLM: https://t.co/Lc1sOwNNcl

We keep all the suffering people in Gaza in our prayers.

Photo Credit Raw Media/@trocaire

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No to the death penalty.

Caritas Internationalis joins 100+ Catholic leaders and organisations denouncing Israel's Death Penalty Bill, which expands capital punishment for Palestinians in military courts.

Read the full joint statement: https://t.co/YX54aRDTJq