St Patrick’s Day 2021 provides ‘stability and assurance’, says Bishop McAleenan

In his message to mark St Patrick’s Day, Bishop Paul McAleenan reflects on how the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in 12 months of “anxiety and uncertainty” since this day last year. In his short message, the Belfast-born Bishop for Migrants and Refugees at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, says: “In the midst... Read More

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October 29, 2020

Bishop calls for ‘meeting of minds’ following tragic Channel deaths

The Bishop for Migration has called for a “meeting of minds” after two adults and two children from the same family drowned when a boat carrying migrants sank in the English Channel. Bishop Paul McAleenan, Chair of the Office for Migration Policy at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference, stressed that a “shifting of mindset on the part of those... Read More

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October 13, 2020

Bishop calls on all to take up Fratelli Tutti’s call on combatting racism

The lead Catholic Bishop for Migrants and Refugees has called on people in the UK to take up Pope Francis’ call in Fratelli Tutti to oppose racism in all its manifestations. Speaking on behalf of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales at the start of Hate Crime Awareness week, which runs from 10th to 17th October, Bishop Paul McAleenan... Read More

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August 19, 2020

Co-operation only way to solve migrant crisis in the Channel

In order to solve the Channel migrant crisis, France and the UK must work together to come up with a solution that is agreed by all, the Bishop for Migration has urged. Bishop Paul McAleenan’s call came as more than 1,000 migrants arrived in the UK in 10 days after crossing the Channel in small... Read More

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June 18, 2020

Refugees’ struggle is now harder than ever, says bishop

The struggle refugees face is now harder than ever amid the Covid-19 crisis, the Bishop for Migrants and Refugees has said. Bishop Paul McAleenan acknowledged that this year’s Refugee Week had been impacted by the pandemic and was not the ordinary vibrant national festival celebrating the contribution, resilience and creativity of refugees but instead had... Read More

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June 3, 2020

English and Welsh bishops ‘stand in solidarity’ with US in challenging ‘evil of racism’ and ‘brutal killing’ of George Floyd

The Catholic bishops of England and Wales have expressed their “solidarity” with those in the United States who “challenge the evil of racism” and the “brutal killing” of George Floyd. In the days since the killing of Mr Floyd, a 46-year-old unarmed black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis on 25th May, hundreds... Read More

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May 7, 2020

Bishop calls on Government to tackle disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on ethnic minorities

Bishop Paul McAleenan has urged the Government to tackle the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on ethnic minorities. His call comes following the announcement of Public Health England’s inquiry into the disproportionate effects of the pandemic on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities. Bishop McAleenan said: “While people from all backgrounds are suffering, the experiences of Catholic... Read More

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May 5, 2020

Bishop backs call for ‘leave to remain’

The lead Catholic bishop for migration and asylum has joined over 20 organisations working with asylum seekers and refugees in calling for a grant of a period of ‘leave to remain’ to those with insecure immigration status. A joint letter drafted by Jesuit Refugee Service UK calls on the Prime Minister to protect public health... Read More

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March 25, 2020

Plight of vulnerable migrants and refugees must not be overlooked during Covid-19 pandemic, says bishop

Bishop Paul McAleenan has called on the government and Catholic community to ensure that vulnerable migrants and refugees are not overlooked in the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. “In supporting the Government’s recommendations to curtail the spread of Covid-19 the Church keeps in mind migrants and refugees. We must never forget that they are included... Read More

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February 25, 2020

Mosque attack ‘hits at heart of what is sacred’, says Catholic bishop

The attack on a Muslim prayer leader at a London mosque “strikes at the heart of all that we hold to be sacred”, a Catholic bishop has said. The auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, Paul McAleenan, condemned last week’s knife attack at London Central Mosque in Regent’s Park, in which a knifeman stabbed muezzin Raafat Maglad... Read More

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St Patrick’s Day 2021 provides ‘stability and assurance’, says Bishop McAleenan

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