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Sudan: Eve of referendum sees final prayers before vote
The future of Sudan will enter a critical period next week as the country’s southerners vote in a referendum that starts on Sunday and continues throughout the week. Both sides have issued reassurances that they will respect the results of the referendum on Southern independence.
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Thirst for change: Over 60,000 actions presented
In May CAFOD supporters delivered over 60,000 Thirst for change actions to No. 10
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TAGS: 17.Campaigning, 267.Campaigning news, 130.Thirst for change, 266.UK News, 178.Water, 33.Young People
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Chris Bain responds to the Queen’s Speech
The Government has dropped its plans to introduce legislation in the new Parliamentary session to guarantee the spending of 0.7 per cent of national income on aid to the poorest countries. The Government did however reiterate its firm plans to reach the 0.7 per cent spending target by 2013.
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CAFOD demands Government and UN agree new poverty plan
CAFOD today told the Government and the United Nations that urgent action is required to agree a new global plan to tackle poverty. Good Friday marks exactly 1,000 days until the start of 2015, when the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) agreed a decade ago are due to expire.
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TAGS: 263.News, 172.Poverty and wealth, 266.UK News
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Olympic values inspire young people to pass on the peace
With more than 8000 young Catholics attending, the Flame National Youth Congress at Wembley Arena provided the perfect backdrop for the official unveiling of Pass it On, CAFOD’s Olympics peace campaign aimed at children and young people in England and Wales.
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TAGS: 31.Great Generation, 263.News, 266.UK News, 33.Young People, 57.Youth group, 77.Youth leaders
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Delia leads the call to Give it Up after UK Aid match funding award
CAFOD ambassador Delia Smith has called on the Catholic community to make a special effort to raise money for the Church’s official aid agency, after the Government agreed to match all donations made during Lent.
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Haiti: Getting children back to school
Our partners are helping children like 14-year-old Kethia get back to school in Haiti after the earthquake
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CAFOD Salford and Birmingham diocesan officers Anne-Marie Coppock and Abigail McMillan have returned from a fact-finding mission to Zimbabwe with a message of hope
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Bishop of Middlesbrough supports CAFOD’s Give It Up! campaign
Bishop Drainey of Middlesbrough Diocese travelled to Colombia, where he met Amparo and her community. Here he reflects on his experiences and says why he's supporting Give it Up! this Lent.
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Archbishop of Harare calls for "humility"
Following the historic Zimbabwe power-sharing agreement, the Archbishop of Harare has called for "a lot of courage and a lot of humility" from its leaders to turn the crisis-hit country around
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