Rcovering the wisdom of Archbishop Romero for our time. A joint CAFOD Leeds and Leeds Diocesan Justice and Peace day with Rt.Rev. Arthur Roche, Bishop of Leeds Bishop Arthur will share his experiences of being in El Salvador for the 30th anniversary of Archbishop Romero’s martyrdom. We will then explore how we can stand ‘Arm [...]

Holy Family High School, Carlton presented a cheque for £2,580.69 to Fr. Blaise Agwom, from Jos, Nigeria after a moving end of term liturgy. The students have been fundraising all year to provide water filters for rural communities in Nigeria. The CAFOD market was just one of the many fundraising events. Students brought in a [...]

Corpus Christi Catholic College has supported CAFOD for many years and will continue to do so for many years to come. This year we have raised £3,048 through numerous fund raising events/activities. The main event was a 20 hour sponsored fast which took place in December 2009. Approximately 100 pupils took part and raised £1,419. [...]

A day for all volunteers on ‘Human Flourishing’ 10.00 – 4.00 Saturday 11th September Hinsley Hall, Leeds, LS6 2BX Light lunch provided Booking is essential – to book your place please contact the Leeds office on 0113 2759302 or email leeds@cafod.org.uk Is there more to life than this? The problem of poverty and injustice Yes there is [...]

On Saturday 27th February members of the Union of Catholic Mothers and Catholic Women’s League gathered together with CAFOD Leeds team to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the first Family Fast Day. Mass was celebrated by Mgr Kieran Heskin who affirmed CAFOD’s work in his homily, ‘Fr Pedro Arrupe became Superior General of the Jesuits in the year [...]