The sub-Saharan Africa region of Caritas Internationalis
The AMECEA zone (Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa) regroups nine countries : Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Malawi, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
The National Caritas of these nine countries are therefore regrouped within Caritas AMECEA.
Please click on the markers underneath for more information on each of these national Caritas organisations.
Vatican City, Oct 27, 2020 / 07:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis warned Europe’s leaders Tuesday that the project of European unity is at risk unless. . . read more Tue, 27 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0600
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 27, 2020 / 05:00 am (CNA).- On October 23, CNA interviewed HE Albrecht Freiherr von Boeselager, Grand Chancellor of the. . . read more Tue, 27 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0600
Vatican City, Oct 26, 2020 / 11:13 am (CNA).- Pope Francis' Christmas liturgies at the Vatican will be offered without public participation this y. . . read more Mon, 26 Oct 2020 11:13:00 -0600
Vatican City, Oct 26, 2020 / 04:22 am (CNA).- Pope Francis said Saturday that the times we live in are the “times of Mary.” The pope made. . . read more Mon, 26 Oct 2020 04:22:00 -0600
Vatican City, Oct 25, 2020 / 07:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis appealed for an end to violence in Nigeria after reciting the Angelus Sunday. Speaking fro. . . read more Sun, 25 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0600
Vatican City, Oct 25, 2020 / 06:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis said Sunday that he will create 13 new cardinals, including Washington Archbishop Wilton Gr. . . read more Sun, 25 Oct 2020 06:00:00 -0600
CNA Staff, Oct 24, 2020 / 04:42 pm (CNA).- A fuller context of remarks from Pope Francis on civil unions in a recent documentary has emerged,. . . read more Sat, 24 Oct 2020 16:42:00 -0600
Vatican City, Oct 24, 2020 / 12:25 pm (CNA).- On October 23, CNA interviewed HE Albrecht Freiherr von Boeselager, Grand Chancellor of the Sove. . . read more Sat, 24 Oct 2020 12:25:00 -0600
Vatican City, Oct 24, 2020 / 07:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis met with Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at the Vatican Saturday. The Va. . . read more Sat, 24 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0600
Vatican City, Oct 24, 2020 / 04:06 am (CNA).- Pope Francis named Italian Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa as the new Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Sa. . . read more Sat, 24 Oct 2020 04:06:00 -0600
Denver Newsroom, Oct 23, 2020 / 11:05 pm (CNA).- Amid an international fracas over Pope Francis’ words on civil unions in a newly releas. . . read more Fri, 23 Oct 2020 23:05:00 -0600
Vatican City, Oct 23, 2020 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- The Pontifical Swiss Guard announced Friday that two more of its members have tested positive for the co. . . read more Fri, 23 Oct 2020 13:00:00 -0600
Vatican City, Oct 23, 2020 / 10:00 am (CNA).- The Vatican has extended the availability of certain plenary indulgences for the souls in Purgatory, ami. . . read more Fri, 23 Oct 2020 10:00:00 -0600
Vatican City, Oct 23, 2020 / 08:50 am (CNA).- A Mexican broadcaster said Thursday that the Vatican held back footage from a 2019 interview tha. . . read more Fri, 23 Oct 2020 08:50:00 -0600
Rome Newsroom, Oct 23, 2020 / 08:00 am (CNA).- Vatican prosecutors have requested evidence from Rome in an ongoing investigation into allegations that. . . read more Fri, 23 Oct 2020 08:00:00 -0600
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 26, 2020 / 04:00 pm (CNA).- As Lebanon continues to deal with fallout from the massive August explosion that devastated. . . read more Mon, 26 Oct 2020 16:00:00 -0600
Harare, Zimbabwe, Oct 20, 2020 / 03:01 pm (CNA).- In a statement announcing directives to guide the expansion of public worship in Zimbabwe last week,. . . read more Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:01:00 -0600
Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Oct 16, 2020 / 11:01 pm (CNA).- Religious leaders in Ivory Coast have appealed for dialogue and peace ahead of the presidential. . . read more Fri, 16 Oct 2020 23:01:00 -0600
CNA Staff, Oct 9, 2020 / 03:00 am (CNA).- An Italian Catholic priest was freed Thursday two years after he was kidnapped by a jihadist group. The off. . . read more Fri, 09 Oct 2020 03:00:00 -0600
CNA Staff, Oct 6, 2020 / 12:59 am (CNA).- On August 4, a fire in the capital city of Beirut, Lebanon spread to a warehouse containing some 2,750 tons. . . read more Tue, 06 Oct 2020 00:59:00 -0600
CNA Staff, Oct 5, 2020 / 10:00 pm (CNA).- The Pontifical Foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is providing aid to nearly 70 religious communitie. . . read more Mon, 05 Oct 2020 22:00:00 -0600
Denver Newsroom, Sep 29, 2020 / 04:01 pm (CNA).- Gunmen kidnapped a Catholic priest in Nigeria’s Delta State on Saturday, the second kidnapping. . . read more Tue, 29 Sep 2020 16:01:00 -0600
CNA Staff, Sep 25, 2020 / 06:19 pm (CNA).- The Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul has been nominated for the Sakharov Prize for his work to preserve hundred. . . read more Fri, 25 Sep 2020 18:19:00 -0600
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 24, 2020 / 12:10 pm (CNA).- Religious and political leaders warned that Christians in the West need to speak up for per. . . read more Thu, 24 Sep 2020 12:10:00 -0600
Rome Newsroom, Sep 18, 2020 / 04:00 pm (CNA).- After nearly 10 years of war, the Syrian people have now been hit with a “poverty bomb” ami. . . read more Fri, 18 Sep 2020 16:00:00 -0600
Onitsha, Nigeria, Sep 10, 2020 / 11:41 am (CNA).- Archbishop Valerian Okeke of Onitsha on Tuesday blessed and handed over a house he helped build and. . . read more Thu, 10 Sep 2020 11:41:00 -0600
Rome Newsroom, Sep 4, 2020 / 07:00 am (CNA).- Two religious sisters in Mozambique are still unaccounted for three weeks after militants linked to the. . . read more Fri, 04 Sep 2020 07:00:00 -0600
CNA Staff, Aug 26, 2020 / 02:30 pm (CNA).- The Maronite Catholic Patriarch of Antioch has said an international court may need to examine the circumst. . . read more Wed, 26 Aug 2020 14:30:00 -0600
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 21, 2020 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- The Iraqi prime minister has encouraged Christians displaced by ISIS to come home—but. . . read more Fri, 21 Aug 2020 12:00:00 -0600
Rome Newsroom, Aug 20, 2020 / 10:45 am (CNA).- The Vatican’s representative in Zimbabwe met with a senior government official Wednesday amid ten. . . read more Thu, 20 Aug 2020 10:45:00 -0600
Vaticano – Vinte e três missionários foram assassinados em 2017: é o que afirma o relatório anual de fim de ano publicado pela agência Fides, d. . . read more Thu, 28 Dec 2017 08:07:03 +0100
No âmbito da reestruturação de seu serviço, a Direção da Agência Fides decidiu suspender a tradução das notícias em português que, contudo,. . . read more Fri, 02 Jun 2017 11:55:08 +0200
Bangalore - Consagrar a Índia ao Coração Imaculado de Maria: é o pedido feito pelo sacerdote salesiano José Kuttianimattathil, do colégio Kristu. . . read more Wed, 31 May 2017 12:55:58 +0200
Bangui - Além de Bangassou , também a diocese de Alindao vive uma situação dramática. Segundo notícias que foram enviadas à Agência Fides, pe.. . . read more Wed, 31 May 2017 21:04:57 +0200
Luebo – Mais de 25 mil pessoas, entre essas nove mil crianças, fugiram das violências e da insegurança na província de Kasai, na República Demo. . . read more Wed, 31 May 2017 21:02:42 +0200
Colombo - Subiu para pelo menos 202 mortos e 96 desaparecidos o número de vítimas causadas pelas inundações e deslizamentos de terra que atingiu o. . . read more Wed, 31 May 2017 16:26:22 +0200
Brasília – Todos os dias, cerca de 200 imigrantes venezuelanos atravessam a fronteira em busca de abrigo no Brasil, em fuga dos graves conflitos in. . . read more Wed, 31 May 2017 16:25:47 +0200
Buenos Aires – “Os Bispos argentinos estão unidos e em plena comunhão com os sentimentos e orações do Papa Francisco e de toda a Igreja pelos. . . read more Wed, 31 May 2017 16:24:54 +0200
Cidade do Vaticano – O Santo Padre Francisco nomeou hoje como Bispo da diocese de Bauchi o Pe. Hilary Nanman Dachelem, C.M.F., Pároco e Vigário pa. . . read more Wed, 31 May 2017 16:23:57 +0200
Marawi - “Os terroristas procuraram um contato com os militares e as instituições. Gravaram e difundiram um vídeo em que Pe. Teresito Soganub, co. . . read more Tue, 30 May 2017 11:03:36 +0200
Buenos Aires – A Caritas Argentina está realizando a campanha nacional em vista da sua anual coleta para os necessitados, convidando a expressar so. . . read more Tue, 30 May 2017 22:19:20 +0200
Oaxaca – Depois de mais de 20 dias sem chuva, a região mazateca está atravessando a pior crise devido à seca, além da falta crônica de serviço. . . read more Tue, 30 May 2017 22:18:31 +0200
Havana – “Nesses momentos difíceis da vida do povo venezuelano, povo que guiam e servem na fé como Bispos, não estamos alheios ao sofrimento e. . . read more Tue, 30 May 2017 22:17:46 +0200
Chiang Mai - Os jovens são embaixadores de paz na Ásia: este é o tema do seminário aberto, em 29 de maio, promovido em Chiang Mai pela Conferênci. . . read more Tue, 30 May 2017 22:17:16 +0200
Bangui - “Dois mil muçulmanos ainda estão hospedados na missão católica. Uma parte está no Seminário Menor, outra na Catedral e na minha casa. . . read more Tue, 30 May 2017 18:33:27 +0200
Roma – “Ninguém envia em missão, senão Deus, envolvendo-nos na Páscoa de seu Filho. Recebe a missão somente quem, na fé, se descobre enviado. . . read more Tue, 30 May 2017 18:32:00 +0200
Nova Délhi - “É claro que os fundamentalistas hinduístas e elementos antissociais foram responsáveis pelo ato vergonhoso ocorrido em 21 de maio. . . read more Mon, 29 May 2017 11:14:13 +0200
La Guajira -“Entre 14 e 20 de maio, no arco de uma semana, foram registrados oito novos casos de crianças mortas por desnutrição e, segundo o Ins. . . read more Mon, 29 May 2017 22:22:17 +0200
Guadalajara -“O Card. Francisco Robles Ortega, Arcebispo de Guadalajara, Jalisco, depois da missa dominical pediu o esclarecimento das circunstânci. . . read more Mon, 29 May 2017 22:21:05 +0200
Guayana - Os sacerdotes e diáconos da Diocese de Ciudad Guayana escreveram uma carta “ao povo peregrino na nossa amada terra e a todos os homens de. . . read more Mon, 29 May 2017 22:19:12 +0200