The Southern Cross The Southern Cross

Read the latest edition. Latest edition

International

International International

Typhoon appeal launched

Caritas Australia has launched an urgent appeal to support communities in the Philippines and Vietnam following a series of catastrophic weather events and natural disasters.

Get The Southern Cross delivered straight to your inbox twice per month.

Thanks for signing up to the Southern Cross newsletter.

International

Global gathering of Catholic women

Seven South Australian members of the Catholic Women’s League attended a three-day conference for the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations (WUCWO) in Mary MacKillop Place, Sydney, last month.

International

Caritas backs UN move to protect aid workers

Caritas Australia has welcomed the launch of the Declaration for the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel, a landmark initiative aimed at strengthening international protections for aid workers operating in conflict zones. 

International

Vital service for Gaza amputees reopens

A vital program providing artificial limbs to victims of the Gaza conflict, run by Caritas Jerusalem, has reopened after being damaged in the bombing of an adjacent residential building on September 7.