A fully edited version of the recent talk given by Fr Alban McCoy OFM Conv to mark eight hundred years since the death of St Francis of Assisi is now available free of charge from the home page of www.whatgoodnews.org The talk was given at the Catholic Church of Christ the Eternal High Priest in Gidea Park on 2nd May.
CAFOD has a petition about the global debt crisis which is causing immense suffering for our brothers and sisters in low-income countries. Money that should be spent on healthcare and education is flowing out of countries that can least afford it. Complex factors have caused this crisis and now governments have an impossible choice between serving their people or paying their creditors. Many countries have paid their original debt back, but spiralling interest means they will never break the cycle. Cardinal Stephen from South Sudan says, “When debt repayment takes priority over essential services, the poorest suffer most.” Practical solutions are available. Please sign the petition at cafod.org.uk/cancelthedebt
