by Sharon Matthews, CAFODCatholic schools in Leeds and throughout the UK are invited to celebrate the Jubilee Year as pilgrims of hopePope Francis has earmarked 2025 as a Holy Jubilee Year, calling for the global church to be “Pilgrims of Hope”, working together for God’s kingdom of justice, peace and love, and standing in solidarity […]
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18 Dec – 2025 Year of Jubilee
2025 is a Year of Jubilee! Traditionally, a time of renewal, freedom and celebration: Debts were cancelled, people and the land could rest, prisoners and slaves freed, and land redistributed fairly, a year of the Lord’s favour. In Luke, Jesus read from the prophet Isaiah.“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has […]
18 Nov – A Jubilee Year, pilgrims of the hope that does not fade.
By Christine Allen, CAFODChristmas Eve is the beginning of the Church’s Jubilee year. The theme is Pilgrims of Hope. Hope defines CAFOD’s mission because we witness hope through the communities we serve, in solidarity with those experiencing oppression, injustice and environmental degradation.In the Old Testament, a ‘Jubilee’ meant a radical reset every 50th year. Based on […]
03 Jul – ENews Editor appointed to CAFOD Trustee Board
Matthew (Matty) Maslen has been appointed to the Trustee Board of CAFOD. Matty has edited our monthly newsletter since November 2021. Matty has also been involved with our project for younger Catholics, SPARK Social Justice. He part-sponsored by SPARK Social Justice to attend the youth stream of the first two Conference of the Parties to […]
05 May – Listening in Cottingley
By Joe Burns, Commission MemberJust prior to Christmas the Commission held a ‘Listening’ event at Wheeler Hall, Leeds. People coming along welcomed the opportunity to share their varied social justice concerns and we determined that, as a Commission, we should hold further events like it.At the end of April, we met at St Mary & […]
01 May – CAFOD’s Sudan Emergency Appeal
CAFOD launches emergency appeal to support ‘world’s worst crisis’ in Sudan CAFOD has launched an emergency appeal to support families in Sudan, as Britain’s Ambassador to the United Nations says that Sudan is in the grip of the world’s worst hunger and displacement crisis. With over eight million people having fled their homes to escape […]
15 Apr – FAITH IN FOOD
By Joe Burns, Commission MemberThis is the title of an event that has beenorganised by the Northern Dioceses’Environment Group (NDEG). The NDEG firstmet in 2017 to bring together people whoare concerned about the environment andwho are also active in their own dioceses. Itwas inspired by Pope Francis’s Laudato Siencyclical and created an opportunity tobring together […]