{"id":12020,"date":"2025-05-12T08:09:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T07:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leedsjp.org.uk\/?p=12020"},"modified":"2026-10-06T09:46:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T08:46:46","slug":"6-may-jubilee-debt-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c4652100.myzen.co.uk\/jp2026\/2025\/05\/12\/6-may-jubilee-debt-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"12 May – Jubilee Debt Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\nby CAFOD<\/em>

Jubilee Debt Campaign in this Holy Year<\/strong>

As we mourn Pope Francis and pray for the new Holy Father, and the Cardinals, who will be gathering to elect a new Pope, we continue to celebrate the Jubilee Year\u00a0Pilgrims of Hope<\/i>. We recall that, in his letter for the Jubilee\u00a0Spes non confundit<\/i>, Pope Francis invited us all to be

\u201ctangible signs of hope\u00a0for those of our brothers and sisters who experience hardships of any kind.\u201d

<\/blockquote>His model was the biblical Jubilee of the book of Leviticus. Taking place every fifty years, the Jubilee marked a great societal reset – land returned to its original owners, debts were cancelled,\u00a0relationships restored, and creation renewed (see Leviticus 25).\u00a0

\n\"Cancel\nWe celebrate this Jubilee Year in a world where injustice, conflict and abuse of creation are sadly still prevalent. Just as the biblical Jubilee sought to transform economic and community life to reflect the values of God\u2019s Kingdom, so we too are called to advocate for change today.

Central to this is the call for debt justice. In this Jubilee Year of Hope, Pope Francis called for richer countries to cancel the debts of poorer nations who are struggling with immense debt burdens, saying:

\u201cMore than a question of generosity, this is a matter of justice.\u201d

<\/blockquote>\nCAFOD is part of a worldwide Caritas campaign this year calling for action on the global debt crisis. There is a petition that is being signed in 160 countries, calling on world leaders to take urgent steps in this Jubilee Year. You can sign the petition at cafod.org.uk\/debtpetition<\/a> and also invite others in your parish to sign by ordering paper copies at cafod.org.uk\/cancelthedebt<\/a>

As part of CAFOD\u2019s parish materials there is a letter from Father Charlie Chilufya, a priest based in Kenya, to parishioners in England and Wales. In the letter Father Charlie explains the impact that the debt crisis is having on the Kenyan people, since Kenya is spending five times on repaying foreign debts as it spends on hospitals and schools.

\u201cFamilies are foregoing medical care and children are losing access to quality education.\u201d

<\/blockquote>\u00a0

\nPope Francis spoke about the debt crisis and the need for action in the Jubilee Year many times in the last year of his life. Join parishes, schools and the whole Catholic community to respond to his call, at cafod.org.uk\/cancelthedebt<\/a>.

\nFinally, during May we will celebrate Volunteers week, and we give so much thanks to all volunteers in the Church.\u00a0 You all make such a difference, and we couldn\u2019t do what we do with you.<\/strong>

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