by Giraffe | Aug 23, 2021 | Appeals and Special Events, Miscellaneous, CAFOD Appeals
By now, most of the priests and deacons of the diocese will have met Father Anil and Father Xavier, who have come to work alongside us. They belong to the Congregation of the Heralds of the Good News, and it is through their Provincial Superior that they have been...
by Michael McG | May 11, 2021 | Appeals and Special Events, Coronavirus, CAFOD, Organisations, CAFOD Appeals
Speaking at a Mass streamed lived from Delhi to the UK, director of Caritas India FATHER PAUL MOONJELY has given this very moving account of the Covid crisis in his homeland… My dear sisters and brothers in Christ Jesus, it is indeed such a gratifying and graceful...
by Michael McG | May 5, 2021 | Appeals and Special Events, Coronavirus, CAFOD, CAFOD Appeals, Organisations
A message from CAFOD Middlesbrough community participation coordinator CAROL CROSS about a special appeal to help with the coronavirus crisis in India…Few people can fail but be moved with compassion by the tragedy unfolding in India. The second wave of coronavirus is...
by Michael McG | Mar 11, 2021 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD, Organisations, CAFOD Appeals
FATHER BILL SURPLUS has been enjoying the beauty of York at dawn – all for a very good cause… A chance phone call and a mention of CAFOD’s Walk for Water campaign was enough to immediately get me onto the website and register to do 10,000 steps a day during...
by Michael McG | Jan 15, 2021 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD, Organisations, CAFOD Appeals
CAFOD Middlesbrough’s community participation coordinator CAROL CROSS introduces this year’s Lent Challenge, Walk for Water… It’s raining outside today, it’s cold and grey and my garden is flooded. I look out of the window with a sense of sadness and irony, just...
by Michael McG | Jun 11, 2020 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD Appeals
CAFOD has launched a summer fundraising offer for children, young people, families, parishes and the wider Catholic community as part of the Coronavirus appeal. You and your family are invited to be part of a Summer of Hope to ensure clean water and food reaches some...
