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Tax efficient giving

Gift Aid allows charities like CAFOD to claim the basic rate of tax on donations received from UK taxpayers. The basic rate of income tax is currently set at 20%.

Press release: Xstrata mine protests: CAFOD demands release of Peruvian partners held by police

Two CAFOD partners have been detained by police whilst investigating human rights abuses near Anglo-Swiss mining company Xstrata’s new Tintaya site in Peru. Their arrest on unsubstantiated charges comes following complaints of intimidation by local security forces.

Aid in an austere climate: Should we still spend overseas?

To reduce the UK’s deficit, The coalition government is warning wholsesale cuts need to happen. As most of us prepare to tighten our belts, many are questioning the effectiveness of international aid, which the government has promised to ring-fence. So does aid really work?

Protecting campaigners essential for transparency

CAFOD is calling for action to halt the suppression of groups and individuals working for change in the extractives industry in developing countries

Pope Tweets: His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI joins the twittersphere

With the news that Pope Benedict XVI has joined the 'twittersphere', there is much anticipation about what @pontifex (his English-language Twitter username) will be using the social networking site to communicate.