December 28, 2023
After the treats of Christmas Day, Hannah from our Fundraising team is looking for ways to go green during the rest of the holidays with her three children. Read her five top ways to have a greener post-Christmas time and start the new year right!
Continue reading “I’m dreaming of a green Christmas…”December 24, 2023
800 years since St Francis of Assisi created the first nativity scene, Caroline from our Theology team reflects on their enduring popularity.
Continue reading “An 800-year-old tradition: Christmas cribs”December 22, 2023
All through Advent, wonderful people just like you have been showing true love for our global family by buying World Gifts as Christmas presents. Whether you bought your nearest and dearest a Happy Queen Bee or Community Water Supply, your incredible support has inspired us to thank you – in song form!
Continue reading “The twelve days of World Gifts this Christmas”December 17, 2023
‘Tis the season of joy and goodwill, and what better way to celebrate Christmas than taking part in a CAFOD festive fun run! This month, we saw our Nativity Fun Run taking place in Clapham Common and our Christmas Fun Run in Liverpool, Bollington and virtually! Find out how our festive runners helped stamp out poverty this Christmas.
Continue reading “Thank you for taking part in CAFOD’s Festive Fun Runs”November 30, 2023
Advent is a season of giving and kindness. As winter comes it can be a challenging time for many families around the world, especially those facing harsh conditions.
Here are four different ways you can get involved this Advent.
Continue reading “Four ways to get involved this Advent”January 13, 2023
CAFOD’s Christmas Fun Run 2022 took place on Tuesday 27th December. Thank you to everyone who took part in Liverpool, Bollington and virtually across the country!
Continue reading “Thank you for joining CAFOD’s Christmas Fun Run 2022!”December 7, 2022
Catherine Gorman from our Theology team reflects on Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem and how it is mirrored by the journeys that many people still face today.
Continue reading “A journey towards Christmas”December 16, 2021
Around the world, different communities have completely unique Christmas traditions, writes CAFOD’s Becky Such. Combining Jesus’ birthday story with the quirks of local culture has created some brilliant, different and fun ways to celebrate Christmas. Here are just a few examples…
Continue reading “Christmas traditions around the world”December 13, 2021
CAFOD’s Neil Roper remembers last year’s virtual fun run, while looking forward to this year’s virtual run and the return of the Liverpool and Bollington fun runs – inviting you, your family and friends to get involved this year.
Continue reading “Run, walk or toddle for CAFOD this Christmas”December 7, 2021
This Advent, CAFOD parish volunteers and supporters are sharing the joy of coming together as a parish community with creative ways of fundraising for World Gifts in their parishes.
Continue reading “World Gifts in your parish: Inspiring others to give from the heart”
