The Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) is the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales and part of Caritas International.

In today’s readings we follow the moments when Samson’s mother and John the Baptist’s father hear they are going to become parents. In both stories the boys are filled with the Holy Spirit from the ...

Mining in province of Espinar in the Cusco region of Peru, negatively impacts communities and the environment. Credit: Lucy Jardine, CAFOD CAFOD's policy and research papers examining the effect that ...

so that everyone has what they need.

Use our family prayer ideas and resources to support your family's prayer life. With ideas to suit children of all ages, and a variety of different themes, engage your family with their faith and what ...

The Bruno Creek in Colombia's La Guajira region. In early December 2025, several environmental human rights defenders living in the region of La Guajira in Colombia, received threats. These men and ...

The units of work are part of Come and See, which is the new Catholic Primary Religious Education programme for Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 and 2. These units can also be used to supplement other ...

Explore our secondary school teaching and liturgical resources to challenge and inspire students in your school or youth group to take action for global justice. With ideas and activities for busy ...

As a part of the Caritas Internationalis global Church network, CAFOD has the potential to reach everyone. We campaign for global justice, so that every woman, man and child can live a full and ...

Share these prayers on the theme of food and hunger with your family, parish or community, or use them to enrich your personal prayer life. Find prayers for our sisters and brothers who are struggling ...

Your donation will give urgent practical help to our neighbours in crisis-hit areas across the world. In Gaza - where the situation on the ground is still unimaginably difficult – your donation will ...

They will hammer their swords into ploughshares and their spears into sickles. Nation will not lift sword against nation, no longer will they learn how to make war.