This Lent, thousands of people across England and Wales are lacing up their walking boots for CAFOD's Big Lent Walk – a challenge to walk 200km in 40 days to bring life-saving water to communities ...

In yesterday’s Angelus message in Rome, Pope Leo XIV appealed powerfully for stability and peace, which can only be achieved through reasonable, sincere dialogue. Speaking directly to all parties ...

On 28 November Sri Lanka experienced its worst natural disaster in decades with the government calling a state of emergency. Tragically, over 600 people lost their lives and many vulnerable ...

Breath of God, Spirit who appeared like a driving wind, blow away our prejudice and teach us to value all people. Spirit of God, who appeared like tongues of flame, burn in us as a passion for justice ...

I have no other helper than you, No other father, I pray to you. Only you can help me. My present misery is too great. Despair grips me and I am at my wit’s end. O Lord, Creator, Ruler of the World, ...

Indigenous women in La Guajira, Colombia, play a vital role in defending their land, livelihoods and water sources from large-scale mining. Our world is enduring an interrelated social and ...

Amid global aid cuts and growing humanitarian needs, this report examines the funding landscape and partnership dynamics shaping the role of local and national actors (LNAs) in responding to food and ...

1. What is an encyclical? An encyclical is a letter circulated by the Pope to Catholic churches worldwide. It is sent directly from our Holy Father in Rome to Catholics all over the world and is often ...

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, apostolic exhortations have often ...

Illegal gold mining in the Uraricoera river in Yanomami Territory, January 2022. Photo: Bruno Kelly/ISA This briefing outlines the scale of human rights abuse and environmental destruction caused by ...

People living in communities in La Guajira, Colombia, have repeatedly denounced harm to their livelihoods, cultural identity and environment as a result of a coal-mining company that has links to the ...

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, ...