Trust demands change as too many left in extreme poverty

People forced to turn to food banks at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic faced extreme poverty, with just £248 a month to survive on after housing costs were taken into account, new research has revealed. The Trussell Trust’s State of Hunger 2021 report found that more than six in ten (62 per cent) of... Read More

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charity, Covid-19 pandemic, extreme poverty, food banks, mental health issues, single parents, The Trussell Trust, Universal Credit

May 21, 2021

Italian diocese launches course to help priests avoid financial scams

After an octogenarian priest was swindled out of more than £300,000 over a two-year period and threatened when he stopped giving the “family” money, the Diocese of Padua, Italy, launched a continuing formation programme for priests focused on financial accountability and avoiding scams. Italy’s finance police announced on Tuesday that they had arrested 11 people... Read More

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Bishop Claudio Cipolla, Catholic organisations, Catholic priest, charity, Diocese of Padua Italy, financial scams, police

March 31, 2021

Down’s charity cheers actor’s starring role in hit TV drama Line of Duty

A Down’s syndrome charity has praised BBC police drama Line of Duty for casting an actor with the condition after the show was criticised over a line describing his character as a “local oddball”. The broadcaster stated that the controversial line, spoken by Superintendent Ted Hastings, played by Adrian Dunbar, was not in reference to Terry Boyle... Read More

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charity, Down's syndrome, line of duty, Terry Boyle

March 29, 2021

Papal charity to run Holy Week vaccination clinic for the poor

The Office of Papal Charities has purchased enough doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to offer inoculations in Rome to 1,200 of “the poorest and most marginalised people who, because of their situation, are the most exposed” to the coronavirus. The office, run by Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, said in a statement that the first doses would be administered... Read More

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charity, clinic, holy week, papal, poor, run, vaccination

January 6, 2021

Yorkshire unites to send much-needed goods to Philippines charity

A humanitarian worker has continued to provide support to vulnerable communities in the Philippines during the Covid-19 pandemic after receiving a significant donation from one of his alma mater’s merchandise suppliers – both based in Yorkshire. Leeds Trinity University alumnus and humanitarian John Flanagan provides support to people in the Philippines through an educational programme,... Read More

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charity, John Flanagan, Leeds, Philippines, Yorkshire

November 18, 2020

Hunger free future call as food bank hits record

Trussell Trust food banks handed out more than 1.2 million emergency food parcels during the first six months of the Covid-19 pandemic, the charity has reported, with more than 470,000 going to children. 2,600 emergency food parcels were provided for children every day on average by food banks in the Trussell Trust’s network between 1st April and 30th September 2020. The Trust said the record-breaking figures revealed the... Read More

News – UK and Ireland

campaign, charity, children, Covid-19 pandemic, food banks, food parcels, Hunger Free Future, local communities, Marcus Rashford, the Government, Trussell Trust

November 6, 2020

Charities in extra support funding call for Covid-19 work

Catholics have pressed Charities Minister Baroness Barran for extra support for charities during the Covid-19 pandemic. The call came during a virtual meeting, arranged by the Catholic Union, with Baroness Barran. Nigel Parker, director of Catholic Union, and its head of public affairs, James Somerville-Meikle, were joined by representatives of the Caritas Social Action Network... Read More

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