Caritas Brings Relief to Georgia

"In addition to providing two meals a day, they have also started to distribute articles such as blankets, towels, washbasins, and hygiene products for babies and women." GORI, Georgia (Zenit.org) - As Russia announced that it was withdrawing troops from Georgia after a week and a half of conflict, Caritas Internationalis is focused on supplying humanitarian relief. A ceasefire has been signed for the brief but bloody conflict between Georgia and Russia that began Aug. 7 over the status of the disputed regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Russia reported that it was withdrawing its forces today, though tanks and troops are still in Georgia's capital. More than 100,000 were displaced by the conflict. Though it has meager resources -- just two trucks to distribute humanitarian aid -- Caritas Georgia opened soup kitchens and... [read full story]