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Supporters of more than 100 organisations from across the UK will be in Westminster on Wednesday 9 July to ask MPs to take ...
“There must be an immediate end to the blockade on Gaza and the sustained unfettered delivery of aid at scale to those in ...
267th Roman Pontiff of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV Cardinal Robert Prevost of the USA has become the next pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Leo XIV. Elected on the conclave's fourth ...
Christine Allen, Director and Chief Executive of CAFOD, says: “Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, will be a voice of wisdom in a fractured and divided world, as he continues the important work ...
CAFOD’s statement on Israel’s plan to control and condition the distribution of aid to people in Gaza and call to the UK government to reject the proposed plan and ensure unfettered delivery of aid at ...
The global debt crisis means international “loan-shark” lenders profit while dozens of countries spend more on debt payments than they do on health or education for their people. Action on debt relief ...
Approaching the year 2000, Pope St John Paul II called for a cancellation of debts that were crippling whole countries whilst enriching lenders (Incarnationis Mysterium, 12, Tertio Millennio ...
Christine Allen, Director and Chief Executive of CAFOD (Catholic Agency for Overseas Development), reflects on the key challenges facing the new pontiff. “Our new pope will take on the papacy as the ...
As we mourn the loss of Pope Francis and pray for all those involved in the election of a new Pontiff, we also remember and celebrate Francis’ remarkable legacy. 2025 marks the tenth anniversary of ...
A conclave is a gathering of Cardinal electors who meet within the Vatican's Sistine Chapel in order to elect the new pope. The word "conclave" itself comes from the Latin cum clave - meaning "with a ...
Susan Gunn, Director at Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, explains how the Jubilee year can inspire Catholics to take action on the global debt crisis. I still remember taking part in the Jubilee ...