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De la charité à l'engagement politique: le parcours de 125 ans de Caritas Suisse
Caritas Switzerland marks 125 years since Father Rufin Steimer, a Capuchin priest, founded the Schweizer Caritasverband on September 23, 1901. Originally focused on helping Catholics, the organization professionalized and shifted toward universal aid in the 1970s.
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