Saturday 27 September at Hinsley Hall from 10:30 until 14:30Our quarterly meetings are usually hybrid affairs, with some of us joining via Zoom and some people together in a meeting room at Hinsley Hall. However, once a year we get together for an extended meeting to reflect on what we have done in the past […]
International Development
10 Sep – Walking and reflecting, as pilgrims of hope, in our world today
by Angela Powell, CAFOD community participation co-ordinator LeedsIt was a privilege to walk with pilgrims from across Leeds diocese on the first leg of St Marks’ Way, part of the National Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope in this holy year. I joined volunteers and supporters, and at the pilgrims Mass at the Cathedral we were reminded […]
16 Aug – October Day Retreat: Sustaining Hope in Today’s World
Saturday October 11 202510:30am – 4pm So many terrible things are happening in the world today. How do we cope? Where do we look to find signs of Hope? Earlier in 2025 we welcomed Fr Luis Orlando to give the Romero Lecture. People attending were moved by his descriptions of his work with the families of the disappeared […]
23 June – Laudato Si 10th Birthday Celebrations
by Angela Powell, CAFOD Community Participation Coordinator for the diocese of Leeds and the diocese of HallamOn 15th June there was a 10th birthday party of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si, to remember how justice for the poor and justice for the planet are related. Laudato Si is named after the Canticle of St Francis of Assisi which begins ‘Praise to You (Laudato Si’), Lord, […]
10 June – Reclaiming Histories: Slavery, Race and the Churches
Report on the day by Kathy Shaw, SPARK ManagerReclaiming Histories: Slavery, Race and the ChurchesJointly funded by the Centre for Religion and Public Life at the University of Leeds, Leeds Church Institute and United Society Partners in the GospelAims:The event aimed to promote deeper learning and discussion about racism within churches, considering the impact of […]
30 May – Jubilee for Schools – Making the Jubilee Pledge
by Sharon Matthews, CAFOD Community Participation Coordinator (Education Focus)It doesn’t seem that long ago when, back in January, we celebrated the Jubilee Year Launch Day for schools and colleges. A flurry of activity saw pupils and teachers across the nations come together to mark the start of this landmark moment in the Catholic church.Pope Francis […]
12 May – Jubilee Debt Campaign
by CAFODJubilee Debt Campaign in this Holy YearAs we mourn Pope Francis and pray for the new Holy Father, and the Cardinals, who will be gathering to elect a new Pope, we continue to celebrate the Jubilee Year Pilgrims of Hope. We recall that, in his letter for the Jubilee Spes non confundit, Pope Francis invited us […]