As thousands of young pilgrims continue to gather in Rome for the Jubilee of Youth, a special Mass for Caritas staff and volunteers was held on July 30 at the historic Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere.
Caritas Internationalis, a Vatican-based confederation of Catholic relief, development, and social services organizations, was awarded the "Human Dignity Award" from Nanzan University, a Catholic university in Nagoya, Japan, on June 7.