(RNS) — Before last year’s USAID cuts, federal funding supported about half of CRS’ $1.5 billion budget, making the new grant ...

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican announced Feb. 17 that Pope Francis had approved changes to Caritas Internationalis’ governing statutes and internal rules. The new statutes had been in effect since May ...

A former Jesuit novice with a background in non-profit organizations was elected secretary-general of the Vatican’s preeminent charity Monday, opening a new phase for Caritas Internationalis following ...

Pope Francis places a picture of his parents onto the “Share the Journey” photo mosaic during an audience with delegates attending the general assembly of Caritas Internationalis, at the Vatican May ...

After four years, the “Share the journey” campaign ends next Sunday. For Cardinal Tagle, the “movement towards forced migrants, victims of poverty and social injustice can be a missionary movement and ...

A key part of a jubilee in the Bible was releasing prisoners, and Catholics today can join a global campaign to press for the release of thousands of people imprisoned in poverty because of their ...

‘Caritas must be on the front lines to welcome, accompany, serve and defend the poor and vulnerable,’ Archbishop Kikuchi, 64, said in his speech to the assembly. Archbishop Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi of ...

During a recent meeting in the Indonesian capital, Caritas Internationalis Secretary General Alistair Dutton highlights the devastating effects of climate change on vulnerable communities. Caritas ...

Pope Francis has ousted the management of the Vatican’s vast, international charitable organization Caritas Internationalis after an external review found management and morale problems at its head ...

In this file photo, a Caritas Youth volunteer distributes food in Beirut Aug. 26, 2020, in the aftermath of the Aug. 4 blast. (Credit: CNS photo/Caritas Lebanon.) Listen ROME – Italian Cardinal Mario ...

The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development will oversee the activity of Caritas Internationalis, the Vatican-based confederation of Catholic aid agencies, said a new Vatican decree. The ...

ROME (AP) — Alistair Dutton, currently chief executive of the Scottish chapter of Caritas, previously served as humanitarian director for the confederation of 162 national chapters that is one of the ...