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Pupils and teachers across England and Wales made a pledge committing to be ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ and live out Catholic School Teaching. This means schools will continue to learn how to speak up with our neighbours fighting injustice and poverty, as well as to radiate faith and compassion in their ocal communities. - Hundreds started or increased a monthly gift to help their neighbours. You shared your hope with your neighbours all around the world as they overcome poverty and injustice. Thousands of you committed to being good neighbours by setting up or increasing your monthly gift – thank you so much! The donations you give are helping your sisters and brothers not just to survive, but thrive.
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Every diocese in England and Wales hosted the Jubilee icon from Ethiopia. The Jubilee icon was a clear
reminder of hope this Jubilee year. Commissioned from Ethiopia by CAFOD for the Catholic Church in England and Wales, this icon has visited an incredible 53 churches! It was a beautiful way to commemorate the Jubilee Year. Ethiopia was chosen because of the strong tradition of iconography within the country and to demonstrate that it was a global Jubilee – not just something that happens in England and Wales.
4. An incredible 35,000 people in parishes signed a Jubilee debt petition. You shared your hope with countries suffering from unfair debt. You heard about the 54 countries in a debt crisis, and how sadly it affects ordinary families in vulnerable countries the most. Rather than spending money on the public sector – like schools, hospitals and roads – governments are forced to pay back unfair debt at extremely high interest rates.5. Volunteers continued being a beacon of hope. Volunteers up and down the country truly showed commitment to working together towards a better world. We love to celebrate our incredible volunteers who are vital to the work we do.
44,971 Jubilee debt actions have been taken by CAFOD supporters. 459 parishes signed the worldwide debt petition.