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Who is the new Caritas secretary-general?

Alisdair Dutton faces a daunting task after a ‘drastic’ papal overhaul of the Vatican-based confederation of aid agencies.

Luke Coppen
May 19, 2023
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Alisdair Dutton was elected this week as the secretary-general of Caritas Internationalis, the Vatican-based umbrella body for Catholic aid agencies around the world.

He is the 11th holder of the post — and perhaps the first to be a parishioner of an Anglican church. 

Alisdair Dutton, the new secretary-general of Caritas Internationalis. Screenshot from C…

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