Lent: a spiritual springtime

A message from CAFOD as we approach the penitential season of Lent…: The word Lent finds its roots in the Old English word lencten, meaning ‘spring’. It describes that quiet, persistent season when the days begin to lengthen and the earth slowly...

Advent Eco-Fair for the Winter Season of Creation

Thanks to all the stallholders and visitors who made our first ever Diocese of Leeds Laudato Si’ Advent Eco-Fair such a successful event! As well as selling beautiful arts and crafts, and providing advice to visitors about living simply and sustainably,...

Two more Parishes embark on the CAFOD LiveSimply Journey!

Angela Powell from CAFOD came to St Aelred’s, Harrogate and St Mary’s, Knaresborough, to close the Church’s 2025 Season of Creation with an exciting invitation to take up the process of working towards the CAFOD LiveSimply Award. The parishes responded...

Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza: CAFOD’s call to contact your MP

Pope Leo has called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity of war’. In solidarity with the Holy Father, the CAFOD Campaigns Team makes this heartfelt plea: ‘The pain and suffering in Gaza is reverberating around the world. Distressing news and...