Catégorie : Social Justice
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Caritas Africa et OCDI Caritas Togo font don de vivres à 126 personnes dans la Communauté de Zogbépimé (Togo) à l’occasion de la commémoration de la 6ème Journée Mondiale des Pauvres.
Le dimanche 13 novembre 2022, à l’occasion de la commémoration de la 6ème Journée Mondiale des Pauvres, Caritas Africa s’est associée à l’OCDI Caritas Togo pour faire un don symbolique de vivres à 126 membres de la communauté de Zogbepimé, village situé à 56 km au Nord-Ouest de Lomé, la Capitale. La cérémonie a été […]
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Message du Pape François à l’occasion de la 6ème Journée Mondiale des Pauvres, le 13 novembre
MESSAGE DU PAPE FRANÇOISVIe JOURNÉE MONDIALE DES PAUVRES13 novembre 2022, XXXIIIe dimanche du temps ordinaireJésus Christ s’est fait pauvre à cause de vous (cf. 2 Co 8, 9) « Jésus-Christ […] s’est fait pauvre à cause de vous » (cf. 2 Co 8, 9). C’est par ces paroles quel’Apôtre Paul s’adresse aux premiers chrétiens de […]
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Justice and Peace Personnel in Ethiopia Encouraged to be Christ-centered
The diocesan coordinators of Justice and Peace department in Ethiopia have been encouraged to put Jesus Christ at the center of all their activities and to constantly search for courage and wisdom through the light of Christ. More
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In Ethiopia, Church-run small business program aims for a better tomorrow
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sep 1, 2016 / 08:35 am (CNA).- Making a living is tough in parts of Ethiopia, but a Catholic-run program aims to change that. “When we first began people said to us that we were wasting our time and we would not be successful but we were not discouraged and continued to […]
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Church in Ethiopia Launches Irrigation Project, Farmers to Increase Productivity
On 14 June 2016, the Catholic Church in Ethiopia launched a 3-million-Euro irrigation scheme project targeting 1 200 households. The irrigation scheme has the potential to irrigate some 450 hectares of land. Constructed at Azezera Beredu Kebele of Arsi Zone, the project, which includes Women Saving and Credit Cooperative, has been implemented by the Ethiopian […]
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Cardinal Tagle warns against a culture of accumulation
Addressing delegates to the International Eucharistic Congress in Cebu City, Philippines, on Jan. 28, 2016, Cardinal Tagle of Manila, who serves as president of Caritas Internationalis, noted that « a culture of achievement » drives people « to work hard for self-advancement and for the good of their families. » « The reality, however, is that human achievement is often fueled […]
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Zambia: CSOs (including Caritas Zambia) Call for EITI Transparency
Twelve Civil society organisations (CSOs) (including Caritas Zambia) working on issues pertaining to extractive industries in Zambia have called on the Government to implement the publication of beneficial ownerships of mining companies to enhance transparency. The Global Transparency Initiative, which promotes good governance on natural resources through the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), recently agreed to […]
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Solidariedade: Caritas lusofonas devem empenhar-se na luta por mais justiça social
O presidente da Caritas de Angola, Dom Jesus Tirso Blanco, defendeu que os países lusófonos “devem apoiar-se mutuamente na luta por mais justiça social”, no encontro das Cáritas destes países, que decorreu em Brasília (DF), Brasil. No encontro das Cáritas Lusófonas, que teve o seu início no dia 9 de Novembro, e tem a presença […]