Year: 2012

Children on Behalf of Peace

This year’s International Children’s Peace Prize was won by 13-year-old Kesz Valdez from the Philippines, for his efforts to improve the rights of street children in his country, where more than 246,000 street children are subjected to abuse, violence and child labor. The prestigious Dutch prize is awarded each year to a child from anywhere… Read more »

A Growing Number of Christians in Africa

By now, Christianity has more adherents in Africa than Islam does, making it the continent’s first religion. This affirmation is based on the data presented at the recent Congress, Religions in a Globalized Context, organized by the El Jadida University in Morocco in collaboration with the New Religions Study Center of Italy. Thirty-one of Africa’s… Read more »

Baobab: A Network Linking the Caritas Staff Worldwide

Being able to relay accurate information quickly is very important, especially in times of emergency. In view of this, a new information-sharing platform has been launched on the World Wide Web. Known as Caritas Baobab, it is an internal communication platform for the 160+ Caritas organizations around the world. The platform, which was set up… Read more »