#Volunteering

UK: National Day of Volunteering to mark King Charles’ coronation on 8 May

Germany: Cologne, feast for the 125th anniversary of Caritas Germany, the country’s biggest charity

EU: Economic and Social Committee (EESC), study on “new trends in the development of volunteering in the European Union

EU Commission: Erasmus+, measures to allow “many more people to learn or volunteer in another country”

Johanna, pastoral worker amidst the rubble: “A great tragedy but also unexpected show of solidarity”

Amidst the flood disaster, in Ahrweiler (Rhineland-Palatinate), in the Aurina valley, the pastoral support team of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler (Trier diocese),…

Mario Paciolla: one year on, many questions surrounding his death remain unanswered

A year has passed since the death of Mario Paciolla on 15 July 2020.  Since then, little progress has been…

Sweden: the country’s first Caritas Youth launched in Stockholm

Holy Mass resumes in prisons. Don Grimaldi: “Chaplains were a bridge to the outside world during lockdown”

A circular letter dated June 1st, issued by Italy’s Prison Administration Department (DAP) has authorized Eucharistic celebrations in prisons with…

Hundreds of volunteers clean up and distribute food after the demonstrations in Minneapolis

George Floyd’s death sparked rallies worldwide, at an extent unseen for decades. In over 350 cities in the United States,…

Coronavirus in Peru. Msgr. Castillo Mattasoglio (Lima): “This pandemic is a challenge to individualism, pastoral care, and politics”

The coronavirus in Peru hit a country afflicted, as the whole continent, by widespread pockets of poverty and inequality. On…

Africa. Don Carraro (CUAMM): “We are working to make hospitals safe, limit infections and ensure essential care”

Deaths from Covid-19 are increasing throughout Africa. During the last month, cases increased by 15% every day. The countries most…