cafod Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/cafod/ England and Wales Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:03:38 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png cafod Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/cafod/ 32 32 174395915 Bishop Hudson expresses solidarity with Venezuela https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-hudson-expresses-solidarity-with-venezuela/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-hudson-expresses-solidarity-with-venezuela/#respond Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=118828 On Wednesday 24 June, two huge earthquakes struck in Venezuela within a minute of each other. The death toll stands at 1,450, with thousands more still missing. Many more have been injured or displaced. Bishop Nicholas Hudson, Chair of the International Affairs Department of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, said: “I wish […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-hudson-expresses-solidarity-with-venezuela/feed/ 0 118828 Bishop Swarbrick urges support for ebola-hit people https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-swarbrick-urges-support-for-ebola-hit-people/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-swarbrick-urges-support-for-ebola-hit-people/#respond Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:41:59 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=118826 Bishop Paul Swarbrick has expressed his solidarity with communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) affected by a serious Ebola outbreak amid warnings from the local Church that the situation is placing enormous pressure on already vulnerable communities. The outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, has emerged in eastern DRC […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-swarbrick-urges-support-for-ebola-hit-people/feed/ 0 118826 Bishops voice support for Time to Act campaign https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishops-voice-support-for-time-to-act-campaign/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishops-voice-support-for-time-to-act-campaign/#respond Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:41:28 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=118558 Bishop Jim Curry, Lead Bishop for the Holy Land, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, and Bishop Stephen Wright, Chair of Trustees, CAFOD, have voiced their support for the Just Peace Coalition’s Time to Act campaign which launches on Monday 22 June 2026. The Time to Act campaign has been organised by the Just […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishops-voice-support-for-time-to-act-campaign/feed/ 0 118558 Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle blesses environmental conservation project https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-of-hexham-and-newcastle-blesses-environmental-conservation-project/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-of-hexham-and-newcastle-blesses-environmental-conservation-project/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:07:24 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=116060 On Saturday 21 March, Bishop Stephen Wright, Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle and Chair of Trustees of CAFOD, blessed a new 8.24 hectare woodland creation project comprising 7,500 trees is getting underway at Emmaus Youth Village in Consett, Country Durham. The project is designed to support biodiversity, education and community wellbeing and is the flagship […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-of-hexham-and-newcastle-blesses-environmental-conservation-project/feed/ 0 116060 Words must be matched by action to counter the ‘immense human cost’ of the Sudan conflict, says Bishop https://www.cbcew.org.uk/immense-human-cost-of-sudan-conflict/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/immense-human-cost-of-sudan-conflict/#respond Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:41:03 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=112428 At the end of October, the city of el-Fasher in Darfur, western Sudan, fell to the Rapid Support Force (RSF) militia after 18 months under siege. Reports indicate widespread executions and mass displacement, with tens of thousands of civilians forced to flee or face violence. Approximately 250,000 civilians were trapped in the city before it […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/immense-human-cost-of-sudan-conflict/feed/ 0 112428 Bishop Wright: Nobody is beyond reach in the remote Rushinga District of Zimbabwe https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-wright-zimbabwe/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-wright-zimbabwe/#respond Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:14:59 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=112343 Bishop Stephen Wright, Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle and Chair of CAFOD, recently visited the remote Rushinga District in north eastern Zimbabwe. The visit was organised by CAFOD, the Church’s overseas aid and development agency, and Caritas in Zimbabwe. After the bishops’ autumn plenary meeting, in a short video interview, Bishop Wright reflected on what […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-wright-zimbabwe/feed/ 0 112343 Vatican recognises outstanding impact of Jubilee for Schools in England and Wales https://www.cbcew.org.uk/vatican-recognises-outstanding-impact-of-jubilee-for-schools-in-england-and-wales/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/vatican-recognises-outstanding-impact-of-jubilee-for-schools-in-england-and-wales/#respond Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:49:20 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=111749 Catholic schools across England and Wales are being recognised by the Vatican for their extraordinary response to the Jubilee Year, hailed as a powerful sign of hope for their communities and beyond. Over 1,000 Catholic schools made a ‘Jubilee Pledge’ this year – a long-term, whole-school commitment to continue to journey as Pilgrims of Hope […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/vatican-recognises-outstanding-impact-of-jubilee-for-schools-in-england-and-wales/feed/ 0 111749 War has made Tigrayans mistake birds in flight for drones, says Bishop Swarbrick https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-swarbrick-ethiopia/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-swarbrick-ethiopia/#respond Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:28:33 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=110136 After recently visiting the Tigray region of Ethiopia, which suffered one of the deadliest conflicts of the 21st Century, Bishop Paul Swarbrick, Lead Bishop for Africa, has said that some people there are so traumatised by war that when they see birds in flight, they automatically mistake them for drones. Speaking on our Catholic News […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-swarbrick-ethiopia/feed/ 0 110136 Background to the Season of Creation https://www.cbcew.org.uk/season-of-creation-background/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 13:07:49 +0000 https://cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=38873 The Season of Creation is an annual celebration uniting Christians in prayer and action for the protection of our common home. The idea of celebrating 1 September as a day of prayer for creation began at the wish of the Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios in 1989, and was endorsed by Pope Francis in 2015. The season […]

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]]> 38873 Aid cuts cost lives, says Bishop Wright https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-wright-says-aid-cuts-cost-lives/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-wright-says-aid-cuts-cost-lives/#respond Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:51:54 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=102141 Bishop Stephen Wright, chair of CAFOD, the Bishops’ Conference’s official aid and development agency, has criticised Prime Minister Kier Starmer’s announcement on defence spending and cuts to Official Development Assistance (ODA), saying lives will be lost as a result of this decision. He said: “Aid cuts cost lives. With so many in the world suffering […]

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