This Lent in the words of Pope Francis above we aim to 'live wisely, think deeply and love generously'. We are joining CAFOD in fundraising for the people of Syria and Turkey. In the early hours of Monday 6 February 2023, a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Turkeys border with northern Syria. The scale of the devastation still remains unclear. But we know that the earthquake has already killed more than 50,000 people, injured hundreds more and destroyed thousands of homes and buildings. After the earthquake, over 70 aftershocks occurred with the largest of a 6.6 magnitude. Millions of people across Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus and Israel felt the earthquake. To get support to our partners already responding, CAFOD has launched an appeal for the earthquake.

If each member of our community gave at least £1, we could exceed our target. Thank you for donating to this appeal.