“He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.” (Luke 4: 18-19) What is Anti-Slavery Week? Anti-Slavery Week is an important opportunity...
Migrants, Missionaries of Hope: a Catholic response to migration Online event: recording available “…I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” (Matthew 25:35) Caritas Plymouth hosted an online talk for the 111th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, celebrated this...
“…I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” (Matthew 25:35) Each year the Church marks the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, drawing attention to one of the greatest challenges of our time. Pope Francis chose this Jubilee year’s theme: “Migrants, missionaries of...
“As we continue our journey through this Jubilee Year, with its theme Pilgrims of Hope, we are invited to reflect on how we respond to the Cry of the Poor, with special attention to children, the most vulnerable, and their families. Pope Leo XIV has emphasised that...
In 2015, Pope Francis instituted in the Catholic Church the “World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation” which starts the ecumenical Season of Creation. This takes place each year from 1 September to the Feast of St Francis of Assisi on 4 October. The Holy Father...
CAFOD parish representative in Launceston, John Ashdown, has shared his account of a recent mass lobby of parliament on the CAFOD campaign to cancel the debt of impoverished countries. A mass lobby is an event where lots of people meet with their MPs on the same day...
