TeamCAFOD at the Great North Run

Among the 60,000 people taking part in the world-famous Great North Run were 13 incredible TeamCAFOD runners. This year our runners faced scorching heat and heavy rainfall towards the end of the event, making completing this run no easy feat!

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Give the gift of hope this Advent

Christmas is a time for giving back and for remembering those who are struggling with poverty this winter.  This Christmas, give the gift of hope with some of our World Gifts. Support one of our Christmas events in person or online or, even better, plan your own! There’s no end to the number of ways that you can make a difference this Christmas.

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CAFOD at the Great North Run

The Great North Run is the world’s largest half-marathon, with over 55,000 participants taking part in the race on September 11th, 2022. Nine amazing CAFOD runners entered the event, raising money for our work overseas, while Grace Cowley and Hannah Patterson from CAFOD came along to the race to cheer them on!

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Walk Against Hunger around the world

Hear from some of the people around the world who joined CAFOD’s Walk Against Hunger challenge from last year and find out why they took part.

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My journey with the European climate pilgrims

A group of European climate pilgrims have walked from Sweden, Poland, Italy, the Netherlands and Germany to Glasgow, where the UN climate summit – COP26 – is being held. Carol Cross, from CAFOD’s Middlesbrough Diocesan Office, met the pilgrims when they visited Holy Island.

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St Joseph’s have done it!

The children in Year 3 at St Joseph’s RC Primary School have completed their 10km cycle ride for CAFOD and have raised an amazing amount in the process! They are an inspiration, and we hope their story will inspire you to take on a Summer FUNraiser!

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Schools leading the way on climate campaigning

Over 50 schools have already taken action on the climate crisis as part of CAFOD’s Eyes of the world campaign letting world leaders know that tackling climate change is essential.

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