Latest campaigns
Learn about our latest campaigns and find new ways to put your faith into action.
CAFOD stands in solidarity with people across the world by campaigning to tackle the root causes of poverty and injustice. Pope Francis has called for us to put our faith into action by building a fairer world and tackling deep seated injustices in our global social, economic, and political systems.
Working together with our brothers and sisters around the world, we campaign to tackle climate change, defend human rights, cancel unjust debts and build a fairer food systems. We also campaign for peace and an end to conflict wherever it arises.
Put your faith in to action and join our campaigns.
“With the strength of the Spirit, we need to offer an answer here and now to the cries of the world. To hear them we must go out and be a Church-on-the-move that reaches out like the Good Samaritan.”
Take action with us
All our campaigns are based on in-depth research, listening to people living in poverty, studying the political context and working out possible solutions.
Faith in Action in the Jubilee Year
Join us as we look ahead to the Jubilee Year 2025, hear live from one of our policy experts at COP29 in Azerbaijan, speak to a debt campaigner from Sri Lanka, and meet a new MP.
How to campaign with us
You can put your faith into action in many ways. Find out what you can do to support our campaigns in your parish, in school or on your own.
LiveSimply Award
The LiveSimply award enables you to strengthen the bonds of community in your parish or your school, to nourish your spiritual life and care for God's gift of creation.
Campaigning in schools
Resources for schools on how to take action with CAFOD.
Latest campaigning news
29
Sep
2024
The impact of Kenyan seed laws on women
CAFOD and our partner BIBA-Kenya recently conducted research into how Kenya’s 2012 seed law has impacted women, who constitute up to 80% of the country’s agricultural labour force.
25
Sep
2024
The killing of Juan Lopez shows the dangers environmental activists face in Honduras
We are deeply saddened by the news that anti-mining activist Juan Lopez was shot dead in Honduras as he travelled home in his car from church.
10
Jul
2024
Time for change: At 80 the World Bank needs to embrace countries’ sovereignty
Eight decades since its inception, has the World Bank learnt from past mistakes and evolved to deliver on its mission, or simply become stuck in its ways?
05
Jul
2024
How the new UK government must act to tackle global poverty
The new UK government must act to tackle the interconnected crises making global poverty worse.
03
Jul
2024
Our birthday message to the World Bank: Put seeds back into the hands of farmers
July 2024 marked the 80th birthday of the World Bank. With a delegation of CAFOD supporters who also turned 80 this year, we visited its London headquarters to deliver a birthday message.
14
Jun
2024
General election 2024: What to ask your candidates on the doorstep
Conversations with election candidates are a great way to explain why it's crucial that politicians act to tackle global poverty.
30
May
2024
General election 2024: Answering Pope Francis's call for a 'better kind of politics'
With the election coming up, we look at Pope Francis's call to make sure our politics serves the common good.
11
May
2024
Jubilee 2025: Pope Francis issues new call for debt cancellation
In a message setting out the vision for the 2025 Year of Jubilee, Pope Francis said cancelling debt is "a matter of justice" for countries that are unable to repay.
09
May
2024
Great Big Green Week 2024: Make a swap for our common home
Play your part in tackling the climate crisis by making a swap in your life – and urge politicians to do the same.
05
May
2024
The new global debt crisis: Your questions answered
"Shouldn't all debts just be repaid?" Find out the answer to this, as well as other key questions about the new global debt crisis.
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