The Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) is the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales and part of Caritas International.

Happy New Year to you and your loved ones! You can step into this year proud that you truly took on the spirit of Jubilee 2025. Every action you take continues to help your neighbours overcome poverty ...

Bishop Richard Moth has been appointed as the twelfth Archbishop of Westminster. CAFOD welcomes the news today that the Right Reverend Richard Moth has been appointed as the new Archbishop of ...

CAFOD’s beloved Christmas Fun Runs are back on Saturday 27 December 2025, bringing together communities in Liverpool and Bollington for a morning filled with joy, fresh air and festive cheer, all in ...

COP30 has drawn to a close in Brazil with a final deal known as the Mutirão. Hopes were very high ahead of the conference. It took place in Belém, the closest major city to the mouth of the Amazon, ...

COP30 is one of the most important climate summits in years With groups and country representatives gathering from all over the world at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, find out what is happening at the ...

CAFOD’s written submission to the International Development Committee inquiry on the future of UK aid and development assistance.

La Milpa - an outdoor kitchen and smallholding in Honduras - serves as a place of sanctuary for displaced migrants. On the World Day of the Poor, Francis Stewart from our Theology team reflects on ...

This Jubilee Year, you have stood with your neighbours facing injustice to show your unwavering hope. You have campaigned against unfair debt, volunteered at your local parish, given to your ...

CAFOD partner Caritas Jerusalem delivering infant formula in Gaza. Credit: Caritas Jerusalem The Holy Land holds deep significance for Catholics and people of all faiths. After a two-year war in this ...

What is an Apostolic Exhortation? An Apostolic Exhortation is a teaching document from the pope, which often aims to exhort (encourage) a particular virtue or activity. Like many papal encyclicals, ...

Reacting to news that the first phase of a ceasefire agreement has been reached between Israel and Hamas, Elizabeth Funnell, CAFOD's country representative for the Middle East, said: “Today’s ...