CAFOD calls for urgent action following eviction of over 450 Brazilian families

CAFOD has just heard from their partner, Instituto Cultivar, that 450 landless families in Quilombo Campo Grande, Minas Gerais, Brazil, are being evicted, having been under siege for more than two days from 250 Military Police. The families, who have lived and farmed the land in the area for more than 20 years are at... Read More

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August 17, 2020

Leighton Buzzard parishioners reconnect in fundraising boost

After nearly four months of churches being closed, a group of parishioners at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Leighton Buzzard who were missing the church community decided to organise a socially distanced fun-run challenge, that raised over £1,000 for charity. Forty-eight people recently took part in a socially distanced circular walk, which started and ended... Read More

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August 6, 2020

Cardinal Nichols prays for Lebanon after ‘tragedy of immense proportions’

Cardinal Vincent Nichols has written to Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, offering prayers for the country following the deadly explosion in its capital. At least 137 people were killed and 5,000 injured in the explosion that shook Beirut on Tuesday 4th August. Hundreds of people have also been reported missing due to the explosion and more than 300,000... Read More

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August 5, 2020

Preston family fun run raises thousands for charity

After nearly four months of churches being closed, Preston parishioners decided to hold a socially distanced sporting event to bring the community together while also raising much-needed funds for the global coronavirus response. For the event, over 40 parishioners from across Preston and beyond, either walked, ran, or cycled, five kilometres, in aid of the... Read More

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July 29, 2020

Merseyside teacher’s ‘Mari-thon’ effort raises much-needed funds for charity

Teachers at Maricourt Catholic High School in Maghull recently held a “Mari-thon” event – running over 100km and raising over £2,000 – in aid of the international development charity CAFOD’s Coronavirus Appeal. Mr Ken McCabe, the chaplain of Maricourt, took up running in earnest as a result of lockdown. After his wife suggested that he... Read More

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July 22, 2020

‘Kick in the teeth’ for developing countries as G20 shun debt relief call

Catholic aid agency CAFOD has criticised G20 finance ministers for ignoring calls for assurances on debt relief, saying it is a “kick in the teeth” for developing countries as they struggle to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic. The criticism comes after Catholic bishops and other representatives from the UK’s faith communities called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak... Read More

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July 8, 2020

Top author backs CAFOD project

CAFOD has launched a new creative writing project for young people, with the intention of capturing their thoughts and feelings as we emerge from the Covid-19 lockdown as part of the Catholic aid agency’s Summer of Hope campaign. Award-winning Catholic author Frank Cottrell-Boyce is supporting the project. To take part, young people need to say... Read More

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June 18, 2020

Aid agencies warn of Yemen’s health care collapse and famine risk

CAFOD and other humanitarian agencies warn that Yemen’s health care system, already ravaged by five years of civil war, is collapsing, while its people risk famine as the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest country struggles with the coronavirus pandemic. “Yemen is desperate for peace,” Lise Grande, the UN humanitarian co-ordinator for Yemen, said of the world’s worst... Read More

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June 6, 2020

CAFOD director praises ‘unsung volunteering heroes’

The director of Catholic international aid agency CAFOD has applauded the efforts made by people of faith in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, describing them as “unsung volunteering heroes”. “During the coronavirus pandemic, we have seen some amazing feats of volunteering to support the coronavirus response both here and overseas – and people of faith have... Read More

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CAFOD calls for urgent action following eviction of over 450 Brazilian families

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