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Charities have loads of great presents on offer that could make life-changing impact

Climate leaders must show way forward and let history judge laggards, says activist group

Dermot Farrell: issue will not be solved by sound bites, short-term actions, or ‘easy’ solutions

Government behind on its fair share of funding to tackle global warming – Trócaire

In multi-cultural western societies, name-mangling has become infused with politics

What’s happening when it comes to climate change, what are the targets and why do we need to up our game?

Ireland expected to back ‘food systems’ approach to ensure sustainable production

Pontiff’s 2015 encyclical calls for the profound and radical action we need

Ireland’s overseas aid ‘saves lives’, says chief executive Caoimhe de Barra

Landmark legislation set to be passed before summer recess

Change follows Minister’s acceptance of amendments proposed at committee stage in Seanad

In her new weekly column, Catherine Cleary looks at how we can use our spending power to look after the world, and each other

One Change: We work together to curtail the pandemic and must do same for environment

Irish organisations’ open letter to Taoiseach says ‘united action’ needed on Covid-19

Irish people must give Government and EU political permission to share few vaccines

Virus curtails annual Lenten appeal that usually raises €8 million for overseas work

Archbishop says some parishes sending ash to homes and notes Vatican call to sprinkle on head

Move set ‘to reduce costs’ and give the Irish public central fund to which they can donate

More than 1,240 people engage with 90 TDs in online events

One Change: Why not consider giving to those already affected by the impact of climate destruction?

‘The next five months are going to be like nothing we have seen before’

Christmas Mass can be attended in church between December 24th and January 6th

Gift campaigns take on additional importance because of impact of Covid-19

Net Results: The arts are offering marginalised activists a crucial way of finding a voice

New Bill sets course for ‘faster and fairer climate action’

Bishops encourage people to ‘persevere and not to lose heart’ as pandemic continues

Zambian-born, Irish-raised rapper has an eloquence, intelligence and ability to engage when it comes to the big issues troubling the world in 2020

People in poverty ‘unable to take preventative measures such as hand washing, social distancing and remote working’

Home of recently married Anthony and Maria Clery among those destroyed

Uganda Letter: Charity messaging and news reports give false image of vibrant region

Priests agree 25% drop in personal income and voluntary redundancy scheme in place

Warning that fundraising collapse may see up to half of all charities shut this year

The pandemic threatens to staunch the flow of aid to poor countries at a time when they badly need it

Charity says 60% decrease in donations, putting ‘life-saving’ programmes at risk

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin says churches should begin ‘preparing a detailed plan’

Agency benefits almost three million of world’s poorest people every year

Trócaire and Goal assist in virus education in country hugely vulnerable to outbreak

New to the Parish: Federico Julián González arrived from El Salvador in 1998

‘Having that external benchmarking gave us better clarity on what we need to work on’

‘It is important that global issues feature in the election debate’, says agency