May Devoted To Prayer To End Pandemic
Pope Francis has invited Catholics and 30 Marian shrines around the world, including the shrine at Walsingham, to dedicate this month to a marathon of prayer for an end to the Covid-19 pandemic. The month of May will be dedicated to a “marathon” of prayer,...
Coronavirus In India: How You Can Help
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...
Why A Chicken For A Leprosy Care Centre Is The Perfect Easter Gift
Well-wishers are being asked to buy a chicken for a leprosy care centre in Zimbabwe this Easter in memory of a Cumbrian missionary who was born 100 years ago this year and is now on the path towards sainthood. John Bradburne was born in Skirwith in 1921 and...
Father Bill’s Walk For Water
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...
