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CAFOD statement: Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas

25

May

2026

CAFOD statement: Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas

Attacks and displacement continue in Lebanon: NGOs call for a genuine and lasting ceasefire

21

May

2026

Attacks and displacement continue in Lebanon: NGOs call for a genuine and lasting ceasefire

CAFOD statement: Global Partnerships Conference 2026

19

May

2026

CAFOD statement: Global Partnerships Conference 2026

Can it get any worse? Gaza’s children now sleep among rats and disease

09

May

2026

Can it get any worse? Gaza’s children now sleep among rats and disease

Pope Leo celebrates his first year

07

May

2026

Pope Leo celebrates his first year

Violations of International Humanitarian Law in Lebanon: NGOs call for immediate action to halt escalating harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure

16

Apr

2026

Violations of International Humanitarian Law in Lebanon: NGOs call for immediate action to halt escalating harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure

Pope Leo's visit to Africa

14

Apr

2026

Pope Leo's visit to Africa

Sound the alarm for Sudan: catastrophic hunger as country enters fourth year of conflict

14

Apr

2026

Sound the alarm for Sudan: catastrophic hunger as country enters fourth year of conflict

FCDO: UK aid spend down by £1 billion in 2025

09

Apr

2026

FCDO: UK aid spend down by £1 billion in 2025

CAFOD urges end to ‘scandal’ of war as Gaza’s aid risks running out

23

Mar

2026

CAFOD urges end to ‘scandal’ of war as Gaza’s aid risks running out

Aid agencies call for immediate ceasefire as Beirut suffers greater bombardment

20

Mar

2026

Aid agencies call for immediate ceasefire as Beirut suffers greater bombardment

Life or death for the world's poorest communities as Britain's damaging aid cuts announced

19

Mar

2026

Life or death for the world's poorest communities as Britain's damaging aid cuts announced

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