by webmaster | Mar 3, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD, Organisations
As media coverage of the Haiti earthquake here in England starts to wind down and the period of joint action with the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) come to an end, work with earthquake survivors is set to continue well into the future. And, with an eye on such...
by webmaster | Mar 3, 2010 | CAFOD, Event Calendar, Organisations
26th February 2010 – 50th Anniversary of Fast Day It’s hard to believe that the first Family Fast Day, as it was first known, was 50 years ago and it all started with a few women, who learned of the suffering of mothers and babies in the Dominican Republic...
by webmaster | Feb 20, 2010 | CAFOD, Event Calendar, Carmelite Spirituality Group, Organisations
Julian Filochowski, Chair of the Archbishop Romero Trust, will present ‘Introducing Oscar Romero’ in York on Saturday 6th March. This meeting will take place at St. Paul’s Church, Heslington, York from 10.15am until 1pm and will be hosted by York Carmelite...
by webmaster | Feb 20, 2010 | CAFOD, Event Calendar, Carmelite Spirituality Group, Organisations
On 24th March 1980, whilst celebrating the Eucharist, Oscar Romero the Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Salvador in Central America, was assassinated by a government-backed militia because of his Gospel-inspired defence of human rights and his speaking out on behalf...
by webmaster | Jan 1, 2010 | CAFOD, Organisations
CAFOD marks 50 years of Lent Fast Day CAFOD is calling on its supporters to turn biscuits into bicycles and wine into water to mark the 50th anniversary of its annual fundraising initiative, Lent Fast Day. Over the last 50 years, more than £65 million has been raised...
by webmaster | Dec 31, 2009 | CAFOD, Event Calendar, Carmelite Spirituality Group, Organisations, Religious Communities
On Saturday 16th January there will be a meeting of the Carmelite Spirituality Group at Lawrence Street looking at the topic of ‘Peace Built on Justice’, with presentations by Sr. Anna-Maria Reverand, O.Carm., on the work of the Carmelite Order’s NGO at...