On the World Day of the Poor, we reflect on Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic exhortation Dilexi te, which focuses on the ...

Pope Leo has issued a direct message to world leaders gathering at COP30, the UN climate summit that begins in Brazil today.

CAFOD is calling on governments and donors not to overlook the crisis in DRC, and to ensure that support flows directly to ...

Pope Leo has called for greater action on climate change, saying there is “no room for indifference or resignation”. The pontiff spoke out against critics who "ridicule those who speak of global ...

In this position paper, CAFOD outlines five key areas in which governments need to deliver at the upcoming COP in Dubai. This event is a huge opportunity for the UK Government to up its ambition, and ...

People living in communities in La Guajira, Colombia, have repeatedly denounced harm to their livelihoods, cultural identity and environment as a result of a coal-mining company that has links to the ...

Illegal gold mining in the Uraricoera river in Yanomami Territory, January 2022. Photo: Bruno Kelly/ISA This briefing outlines the scale of human rights abuse and environmental destruction caused by ...

The global food system is broken. It doesn’t work for those who work the hardest – small farmers – and it’s a major driver of the climate emergency. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Communities who ...

Indigenous women in La Guajira, Colombia, play a vital role in defending their land, livelihoods and water sources from large-scale mining. Our world is enduring an interrelated social and ...

The Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary work with small-scale farmers, helping them to grow crops that are resistant to drought. (Photo credit: Ben White) Faith and religious practice are ...

1. What is an encyclical? An encyclical is a letter circulated by the Pope to Catholic churches worldwide. It is sent directly from our Holy Father in Rome to Catholics all over the world and is often ...