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Caritas Tortosa warns of a more fragmented and precarious society

The 2025 Social Report highlights the increase in vulnerability and difficulty accessing basic rights.

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Cáritas Diocesana de Tortosa presented its 2025 Social Report, highlighting a growing increase in social fragmentation and precariousness, particularly affecting children and adolescents.

Cáritas Diocesana de Tortosa presented its 2025 Social Report on June 4th, focusing on the rise in social fragmentation and precariousness within the diocese. The event, presided over by Bishop Mons. Sergi Gordo and attended by the entity's director, Didac Rodríguez, detailed social data, program activities, and economic results.
Under the slogan 'Choose to love. Choose community', the report documents the actions of the 32 parish and inter-parish Caritas branches, warning about difficulties in accessing basic rights. According to data presented by the Secretary-General, Agustí Adell, the organization assisted 8,872 individuals and supported 3,804 families through 27 social projects in 2025. Of these, 2,480 were children and adolescents.
Caritas' work was made possible by the involvement of 604 volunteers and an investment of 2,806,533 euros. These funds were allocated to programs for child care, employment insertion, the elderly, psychological support for women, and the homeless, among others.
Didac Rodríguez cautioned that contemporary society, despite growth in some indicators, is fragmenting and leaving people behind, weakening community bonds. He noted that employment no longer always guarantees dignity, nor does personal effort ensure a life with rights, highlighting situations of vulnerability and insecurity.
The report identifies three key factors affecting families: job precariousness, difficulties in accessing decent housing, and the situation of migrants in administrative irregularity processes, all of which hinder full social inclusion.
Bishop Mons. Sergi Gordo emphasized that Christian faith is realized through love and service to those who suffer, referencing the papal encyclical urging against indifference to suffering and exclusion. He expressed gratitude for the efforts of volunteers, professionals, parishes, and collaborators.
The presentation coincided with the Corpus Christi celebration, a reminder of the Church's commitment to the most vulnerable and an invitation to 'choose to love and choose community' as a response to an increasingly individualistic society.

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