New migrant crossings record shows Home Office has lost control, says charity

A new record number of migrants crossing to UK shores shows that the Home Office has “lost control”, it has been claimed. At least 235 migrants made it across the dangerous waters of the English Channel on Thursday 6th August, taking advantage of calm weather. It came amid speculation that the Royal Navy could be drafted... Read More

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August 6, 2020

Beirut: Charity offers emergency food package

An emergency food package of £226,000 (250,000EUR) is to be rushed out to Beirut by a leading Catholic charity in the wake of this week’s huge explosion, writes John Pontifex. The Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) grant will target poor families worst affected by the blast which devastated the port area of the... Read More

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July 29, 2020

Banksy’s migrant crossing paintings fetch £2.2m in charity sale

A triptych of Banksy paintings which reference the European migrant crisis have sold for £2.2 million in a charity auction. Proceeds from the sale will be used to help build a new acute stroke unit and purchase children’s rehabilitation equipment for Bethlehem Arab Society for Rehabilitation. The paintings, titled Mediterranean Sea View 2017, were originally estimated... Read More

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July 28, 2020

Banksy donates migrant crisis paintings worth up to £1.2m to charity sale

Banksy has donated a triptych of paintings referencing the European migrant crisis to a charity auction raising money for a hospital in Bethlehem. Titled Mediterranean Sea View 2017, the works are estimated to sell for between £800,000 and £1.2 million. The reclusive artist took 19th century-style Romantic seascapes and added abandoned lifejackets and buoys in reference... Read More

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June 10, 2020

Cardinal praises ‘outstanding generosity’ of Gubay Foundation after £1m donation to alleviate poverty caused by Covid-19

Cardinal Vincent Nichols has thanked the Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation for its “exceptional and magnificent” £1 million donation to help Catholic charities cope with poverty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Cardinal Nichols, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, praised the donation, which has been earmarked for immediate use, as “a remarkable... Read More

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May 6, 2020

Christian climate change charity calls on Churches to urgently divest from fossil fuels

Operation Noah is calling on Churches in the UK to urgently divest from fossil fuels in response to the climate emergency. A new report from the Christian climate change charity, titled Church investments in major oil companies: Paris compliant or Paris defiant?, shows the gap between the business plans of major oil companies and the... Read More

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April 13, 2020

Catholic charity announces €5 million Covid-19 aid package

A leading Catholic charity has pledged €5 million (£4.3 million) to support clergy serving those badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Priests and religious Sisters caring for vulnerable communities around the world, who have lost their sources of income due to the coronavirus crisis, will receive emergency funding from Aid to the Church in Need... Read More

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April 2, 2020

Coronavirus warning as charity reports first case among migrants near Calais

Fears of a Covid-19 outbreak in migrant communities on the French coast have escalated after charities reported the first case of the virus there. Up to 3,000 refugees live in desperate conditions in the north of the country as they wait to attempt to cross the Channel to the UK. There had been concerns that... Read More

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April 2, 2020

Charity launches UK’s first free food delivery service for homeless

A charity has launched the first free food delivery service for homeless people in the UK. Caring In Bristol has created Cheers Drive to provide restaurant-quality meals to the most vulnerable during the Covid-19 lockdown. The project comes as food banks and traditional food services for the homeless, such as voluntary food drops, have suffered... Read More

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