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Democratic Republic of Congo

The DRC is a vast country with immense mineral wealth and natural resources. It is emerging from more than a decade of devastating civil war in which almost four million people died and as many as half a million women and girls have been victims of extreme sexual violence carried out by armed groups.

A day in the life of a Gapper: Laurence

Laurence is spending the UK part of his CAFOD Step into the gap year at Cardinal Newman Catholic School in East Sussex. Here's a glimpse of the kind of experience you might expect on this gap year partnership.

Barefoot runner nominated for Olympic torch

John McBride, well known in the North East as The Barefoot Runner, has competed in the Great North Run for the last 15 years to raise funds for CAFOD. We're rooting for him again as he's been nominated as an Olympic Torch carrier in 2012.

Caravan of Hope

Hundreds of people from all over Africa are joining a “Caravan of Hope”, which is covering more than 4,000 miles and 10 countries en route to the UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa.

Follow the ' Caravan of Hope' live on twitter, and read blogs from some of the people involved >>

International Women's Day celebration

Share this opening ritual for the International Women's Day Celebration in the Philippines