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#COP31 starts next month and we want your suggestions on what the UK Energy Secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh, should pack to help her take urgent action. We've had ideas like a copy of Laudato Si and no entry signs for fossil fuel lobbyists. ⛔ Add yours. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/4BbN0NH

COP31 will begin next month in Türkiye while Australia oversees negotiations. 🤝 Out of commitment to care for our common home, we and other Catholic organisations join to raise our voices. More about COP and why it matters to our faith. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/4dPKJxH

Our annual Faith in Action online event is coming up on Saturday 31 October. 📆 All are welcome to hear more about the progress of our debt campaign, the upcoming #COP31 and an MP will talk about how we can push for change. Register. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/3WAJD2M

Good Business Matters. That's the message at today's mass lobby with @friends-earth.bsky.social and others as we meet MPs to ask for their support for a new law holding businesses to account for human rights abuses and environmental destruction. More fom Lucy Brill. ⤵️

Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh travels to Türkiye next month for #COP31. 🧳 We want to know what you think she needs to pack so she can play a part in taking urgent action on the climate crisis. Add your suggestions like Holy Family School did. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/4BbN0NH

Thank you to all of our staff and volunteers who were recently at Adoremus talking to visitors from across England and Wales about our work and answering questions. As always, it was inspiring to see the enthusiasm from the Catholic community for our mission.

Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh travels to Türkiye next month for #COP31. 🧳 We want to know what you think she needs to pack so she can play a part in taking urgent action on the climate crisis. Add your suggestions like Holy Family School did. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/4BbN0NH

Pope Leo XIV issued a message for #WorldFoodDay yesterday calling for a food system that works for the common good. One of the issues with the current debt system is that it helps to feed food insecurity. Find out more. ⤵️ https://cafod.org.uk/news/campaigning-news/how-debt-feeds-food-insecurity

Today is #WorldFoodDay. 🥬 🍚 For this school in Zimbabwe, a new clean water source helps them to grow their own vegetables and provide students with nutritious food as part of a feeding programme. More on our Harvest Appeal. ⤵️ https://cafod.org.uk/give/appeals/family-fast-day-appeal

Massive congratulations to all of #TeamCAFOD who did the Royal Parks Half Marathon at the weekend! 💚 🎽 Over £6,000 has been raised collectively so far to help fight global injustice and poverty. Thanks to every member of the team. ⤵️ 📸 Neil Roper/ Joshua Sokoya https://bit.ly/4B8Ecbq

Want to hear more about agroecology and the role it can play in supporting farmers with climate resilience? Niamh Furey explains more about our upcoming event on Monday 19 October which will discuss the BRACE Technical Report Launch. Sign up here. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/4Ayso1y

A Russian drone strike in Odesa damaged our partner Caritas-Spes Ukraine humanitarian support centre which thankfully emptied out minutes earlier. More from our Acting Emergency Programme Manager for Ukraine, Henry Wilson-Smith, and Caritas-Spes Ukraine's spokesperson. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/3VIdbv3

Francis works at Bungwe primary school and teaches Tayla from our Harvest Appeal and is responsible for running the health and gender clubs. Hear from him about his work and the impact of your support. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/4hOz9Ea

News is breaking about a powerful earthquake that has struck Panama. Please join us in praying for all who have been affected and those responding. 🙏

We celebrated #FamilyFastDay one week ago. 💚 Thanks to all the volunteers who got up to tell Tayla's story in parishes and the clergy welcomed them. You can still donate to help provide the food and safe water that keeps children in school. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/46HNdcW

An El Niño climate pattern has begun and is expected to be very strong later in the year. In Zimbabwe, we worked with our Church partner and the local community to build a pump and pipes to ensure access to safe water, even in dry periods. More. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/4yFTi6w

A massive thank you to all the parishes, schools, volunteers, clergy and individuals who helped make #FamilyFastDay happen over the past few days. 💚 It's always so inspiring to see people putting faith into action. More about this year's Appeal. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/46HNdcW

Today is the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi and also marks the end of the Season of Creation. 💚 With 2026 being 800 years since his death, Pope Leo declared this to be a special year in which we are all called to become saints in our world. https://cafod.org.uk/pray/year-of-st-francis

Harvest is a time to give thanks to God for the gifts of creation and for the food that sustains us. While we celebrate the food we have, we remember our sisters and brothers around the world who do not have enough. https://cafod.org.uk/give/appeals/family-fast-day-appeal

"Lead us to hunger and thirst for a better world, where we put our faith into action..." 🙏 Take a moment to pray with us at the end of this #FamilyFastDay. https://cafod.org.uk/give/appeals/family-fast-day-appeal

Be part of the ripple of change. Donate this Family Fast Day. ⤵️ https://cafod.org.uk/give/appeals/family-fast-day-appeal

A huge thank you to all taking part in #FamilyFastDay. 💚 By donating today,  you can help children stay in school by providing the food and safe water they need. Find out more. ⤵️ https://cafod.org.uk/give/appeals/family-fast-day-appeal

On #FamilyFastDay tomorrow, people will pray, fast and give to support our global family. This Harvest, we have been sharing the story of Tayla and her school community in Zimbabwe. Find out more and donate to help more children stay in school. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/46HNdcW

It's great to see people getting set for Harvest Family Fast Day on Friday. 💚 Thanks to the Archbishop of Birmingham, Bernard Longley, for recording this message expressing his support. More about the appeal and donate here. ⤵️ https://cafod.org.uk/give/appeals/family-fast-day-appeal

Teachers at this school in northern Zimbabwe have seen how the children are in a better position to learn after our partners built a water pump that helps them grow their own food. Donate this Harvest to help more children stay in school. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/46HNdcW

The Walk of Witness brought together different Christian groups in Liverpool to amplify the voices of Palestinian Christians and call for a just peace for all who call the Holy Land home. Our Director Christine Allen was there.

💚 Coming together in faith. We can build a better world together this Harvest. More about Tayla's story and how you can help children stay in school by taking part in Family Fast Day. ⤵️ https://cafod.org.uk/give/appeals/family-fast-day-appeal

Tomorrow, the Church celebrates the World Day of Migrants and Refugees which this year features the theme 'Even just one of these children.' Our resources to pray for people who are displaced, refugees and migrants. ⤵️ https://cafod.org.uk/pray/prayer-resources/refugee-prayers

We're delighted to launch a new report on building resilience through Agroecology for Coastal Emergencies with Caritas Bangladesh and Boku University. Hear more from the authors. 🗓️ Monday 19 October ⏱️ 09:00 - 11:00 (BST) 🖥️ Register here ⤵️ https://bit.ly/4Ayso1y

💚 In one week, it will be Family Fast Day when people put faith into action by praying, fasting and giving to support your neighbours. Get involved. ⤵️ https://cafod.org.uk/fundraise/family-fast-day

Hunger and thirst in Zimbabwe can stop children from learning. Our partners worked with Tayla’s community to build a water system. By donating today,  you can help children stay in school by providing food and safe water. Our Harvest Appeal. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/46HNdcW

Tayla's education was interrupted by a lack of water. Our local partners in Zimbabwe worked with the community to build a solar-powered pump. Now, the impact goes beyond a reliable, safe water source. Find out more and donate this Harvest. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/46HNdcW

Millions of lives in Sudan have been uprooted by war. You've responded by donating, praying and contacting your MPs about the situation. In this article, we share the experiences of two women supported by our local partner after fleeing home. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/4gXMzwU

Pope Leo's Prayer Intention for September focuses on the crucial issue of clean water as he asks us to defend everyone's right to water. This Harvest, we're sharing the story of how our partners built a solar-powered pump in Zimbabwe. https://bit.ly/46HNdcW

🎤 Creating an environment where all can thrive. We asked Hilda and Della how they see a better world. 📍 Our Lady of Fatima Church - White City, London

It's important that we come together to pray as a global community. Let's stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters around the world. 🙏 Discover our full range of prayer resources. ⤵️ https://cafod.org.uk/pray/prayer-resources

Everything is connected, so every decision is rooted in God's love. Fr Richard Nesbitt of Our Lady of Fatima in White City, London on living out faith every day.

In Zimbabwe, hunger and thirst are stopping children from learning. Tayla experienced that before our local partners built a solar-powered water system. Find out more about her story and the difference your support can make this Harvest. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/46HNdcW

Birthday wishes to Pope Leo XIV who turns 71 today! 🎉

Brilliant effort from all of #TeamCAFOD at the Great North Run today! Thank you for choosing to run in support of what we do.💚 Find out more about running for us in the future. ⤵️ https://cafod.org.uk/fundraise/challenge-events/run-for-cafod

The #SeasonofCreation is about renewing our relationship with God and all creation. 💚 See more with our resources that help you listen to the voice of creation. ⤵️ https://cafod.org.uk/pray/season-of-creation

A better world needs all of us. We can all play a part in adding more fairness. 💚 Hilda from Our Lady of Fatima in White City on how faith inspires her.

More than 3,000 people have sadly died of Ebola in DR Congo as the outbreak spreads. Our local partners are continuing to deliver aid and supply PPE for healthcare workers in the most difficult circumstances. Read more about the outbreak, our response and how to help. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/4tO6pix

It has been a month since Colombia was hit by an earthquake and the emergency is far from over. https://cafod.org.uk/news/media/press-releases/colombia-earthquake-one-month

Thanks for helping to end settlement trade with your support of our campaign! Thousands of our supporters wrote to the Trade Secretary demanding an end to trade with illegal settlements. You helped send a clear message. https://bit.ly/3TlzXYK

Russian airstrikes on Kyiv resumed last night following a temporary pause. To prepare for winter, our partner organisations are helping communities to prepare with supplies of heaters, blankets, power banks and by repairing destroyed windows. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/4gRwlFI

The Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband today announced a ban on imports from illegal Israeli settlements. Today's statement makes it clear that Britain will sanction individuals and companies who provide goods and services that support settlement expansion. Our response. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/3TlzXYK

This week, we're joining charities for Remember a Charity Week, celebrating the extraordinary impact gifts in Wills can have. Gifts in Wills currently fund a third of our work. Find out more with our free Will-writing guide. ⤵️ www.cafod.org.uk/legacy