After months of protracted fighting, violence in Sudan continues to spread across the
country, causing millions to flee their homes.

The ongoing conflict has put pressure on already scarce resources, with many people facing a lack of water, sanitation, food, shelter and safety, resulting in an urgent need for humanitarian assistance for people displaced within Sudan, and in neighbouring countries.

Armed clashes began in April 2023 and, as violence spread, more than three million people have been forced from their homes including over 350,000 children, with 24.7 million people now in dire need of humanitarian assistance.

More than 1,000 people have been killed, and over 12,000 injured in the fighting with the impact felt by the most vulnerable. A staggering 75 per cent of people affected by the conflict are women and children.

“With so many people forced from their homes and the rainy season approaching, immediate needs are growing fast. For a long time, Sudan has been a host for refugees from neighbouring countries; these refugees are now forced to uproot and flee once more.”

“Important aid work has been happening in refugee camps for many years with limited resources. This new wave of conflict is pushing the country beyond breaking point,” said Sally Thomas, Caritas Australia’s Humanitarian Lead. Caritas Australia is working with our partner, CAFOD, and local partners SOS Sahel and ERRADA to respond to the Sudan crisis. 

Your donation will help provide urgent aid and assistance to those forced from their homes by this crisis. Visit caritas.org.au or call 1800 024 413 toll free to provide much needed support to vulnerable communities in Sudan.

Caritas Australia welcomes the new International Development Policy’s focus on climate action and inequality as key drivers of the new International Development Policy released on 8 August. 

Eco-spirituality is a spiritual practice that allows us to reflect on the natural world, its beauty and God’s deep incarnation in the world, writes Alice Carwardine.

Majellan Media has developed a new Artificial Intelligence-inspired (AI) app that delivers quick and reliable answers to people’s questions about the Catholic Church and its teachings.

Online 6.00 p.m. Monday 4 September. Please register for details. Caritas Australia invites Catholic communities nationwide to join them to celebrate the launch of the Season of Creation at an enriching and informative online experience through its Catholic Earthcare program.

Have questions about the Social Justice Statement 2023-2024?  Chances are the Bishops have anticipated your questions and have provided a list of questions and short answers. For example: Why did the Bishops choose this topic?  

The recently concluded Homelessness Week 2023, observed from 7-13 August, brought critical attention to the Australia’s housing crisis and its far-reaching implications.

The 2023 Bishops’ Justice Statement calls on Australian Catholics and people of goodwill to commit to “fostering a civilisation of love” by taking “every opportunity to join with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in dialogue about their hopes and dreams for the future.

The Church in Australia will not be fully the church that Jesus wants her to be until you, the Aboriginal people, have made your contribution to her life, and until that contribution has been joyfully received by others.

Sandhurst Prison Chaplains recently gathered with multi-faith Chaplains, and staff and prisoners of His Majesty’s Prison Dhurringile, to bless and dedicate a new multi-faith chapel.