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Caritas aids Indonesian drought victims
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JAKARTA (UCAN): Tanks of clean water are being rushed to drought-plagued areas of Central Java, Indonesia, by Caritas. |
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Caritas looks to free mentally disadvantaged in Indonesian diocese
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BORONG (UCAN): It was 10 long years ago when Aleksius Dugis was shackled and locked in a tiny filthy hut by his family in East Manggarai district on the island of Flores, Indonesia. |
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Tsunami aftermath Indonesia
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HONG KONG (SE): Authorities in Indonesia have raised the danger level for Mount Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait, following a devastating tsunami on December 22, which swept over the west coast of Java island and the south coast of Sumatra. |
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Charities rally behind Philippine recovery efforts
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MANILA (UCAN): Catholic humanitarian agencies from around the world have vowed support for Philippine relief and rehabilitation efforts in the wake of the devastation wreaked by Typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong) in the country’s northern provinces. |
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Caritas condemns attack on relief operations
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Manila (UCAN): “The ambush of soldiers while delivering relief goods is deplorable,” Father Edwin Gariguez, the executive secretary of Caritas-Philippines, said. |
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Shoes galore
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HONG KONG (SE): An appeal made in Hong Kong for secondhand shoes for the poor of his diocese in Cameroon by the director of Caritas in the rural district of Bamenda, received such an overwhelming response that Father Njokikang Paul Fru was left scrambling to collect enough money to enable him to get them transported back home. |
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Catholic groups pull trillions out of fossil fuels
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BERLIN (SE): The Global Catholic Climate Movement announced on October 3 that a coalition of 40 Catholic institutions has decided to pull out its collective investments in fossil fuel-related industries estimated to be worth over $US5 trillion ($38.75 trillion) and place it in more environmentally friendly activities. |
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We are all people on the move
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HONG KONG (SE): To mark the launch of Share the Journey by Caritas Hong Kong, a prayer vigil for migrants and refugees was held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on September 27. |
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Caritas thanks its supporters
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HONG KONG (SE): At a simple ceremony held in the Caritas Community Hall at its offices in Caine Road on May 12, Caritas thanked those who have worked to support its social services over the past year and presented recognition awards to groups that were judged to have made an outstanding contribution to its city-wide Bazaar Season.
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Half world refugees are children
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ROME (SE): Children account for one half of all refugees in the world today, an appeal from Caritas calling for proper protection to be accorded to them says. |
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