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Campaigners gathered at iconic political landmarks including the UK Treasury, US Congress, and the United Nations ...
CAFOD supporters Vanessa and Kate share what it means for them to mark this day, for a new father and a much-loved father who ...
Supporters of more than 100 organisations from across the UK will be in Westminster on Wednesday 9 July to ask MPs to take ...
Christine Allen, Director and Chief Executive of CAFOD, says: “Pope Leo’s grassroots experience, especially his years as a missionary in Peru, combined with his role as a senior Vatican official, ...
Elizabeth Funnell, CAFOD country representative for the Middle East, said: “Families in Gaza are starving whilst lifesaving food remains blocked at the border by Israeli authorities. “There must be an ...
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 ...
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 ...
On the occasion of the funeral of Pope Francis, Christine Allen, Director and CEO of CAFOD (Catholic Agency For Overseas Development), said: "Pope Francis’ passion was to witness to God’s love, which ...
As the world reacts to the sad news of the death of Pope Francis, we come together in prayer to give thanks for the life of such a special leader. CAFOD’s Director, Christine Allen, remembers how Pope ...