MANILA (UCAN): Caritas Asia, one of seven regional offices of the Caritas Internationalis, elected new leaders at  a meeting in Bangkok, Thailand on March 22. Benedict Alo D’Rozario of Caritas Bangladesh, was elected president while Father Edwin Gariguez of the Philippines, became a member of the organisation’s regional commission.
 
The commission acts as an advisory and executive body that works with the president in coordinating plans and activities in carrying out projects.