Statements and Speeches
Official positions and advocacy messages on key global issues.
On International Migrants Day, Caritas Internationalis, together with RED CLAMOR and RAEMH, issues a joint statement calling for the protection of migrants’ rights and dignity. Strengthening the Legal Status of Migrants to Build Inclusive and Cohesive Societies. International Migrants Day invites us to recognise the major contributions of migrants to host societies. The rise of […]
On 21 November 2025, members of the Representative Council and the Staff of the General Secretariat of Caritas Internationalis had the honour of meeting Pope Leo XIV in a private audience at the Vatican. What follows is the Holy Father’s full speech, also accessible via the official Vatican Media website. Your Eminences,Dear Brothers and Sisters […]
On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls, Caritas Internationalis solemnly calls for the end of violence against women and girls, which remains a global crisis with slow progress in the past two decades, and reaffirms its commitment to equality, encounter, reconciliation and renewal as the essential pathway to the genuine […]
On 22 October, Caritas Internationalis, World Vision, and the World Council of Churches came together in Rome to launch a Joint Faith Statement on the Right to Food and Nutrition, marking an unprecedented collaboration on food security between different Christian denominations. The event, hosted by Caritas Internationalis at Palazzo San Calisto amid the 53rd Session […]
Caritas Internationalis, together with World Vision and World Council of Churches, as faith-based organisations representing diverse traditions, stand united in the conviction that access to adequate and nutritious food is a fundamental human right rooted in the inherent dignity of every person. Today, about 673 million people suffer from chronic hunger even as global food […]
The ceasefire that came into effect on 10 October 2025 in Gaza marks a desperately needed pause in the devastation and offers a long-awaited moment of relief for exhausted, starved, and grieving Palestinians, and solace to the families of Israeli hostages who have lived in anguish and uncertainty. “The cries of joy heard from Gazans […]
In this Jubilee Year, as we celebrate the 111th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, we recall the words of Pope Leo XIV from his Message: migrants are missionaries of hope and peace, called to build bridges and renew our communities through their courage and faith. The concrete experiences of Caritas organisations, faith communities and […]
The 267 faith-based, non-governmental, and other civil society organisations listed below call on UN Member States to uphold, preserve, strengthen, and celebrate international refugee, human rights, and humanitarian treaties and reject efforts to undo or undermine legal norms. In recognition of the inalienable human dignity of each person, States built a rules-based system to maintain […]
