Homeless children ‘must not be the invisible victims’ of the pandemic

In the last three years, over half of state school teachers in Britain (56 per cent) have worked at a school with children who were homeless or became homeless, a major study has revealed. The findings show most teachers have first-hand knowledge of the damage done by the housing emergency to education –– with it... Read More

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November 13, 2020

Health: This is how to tell if your child is suffering from coronavirus anxiety

No matter their age, this may be a difficult time for children and young people, says Liz Connor. With the closure of extra-curricular clubs, social distancing measures in place and changes to everyday routines, children can feel more anxious than usual. It’s a worrying time for everyone, and while some children may react to anxieties... Read More

Lifestyle

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September 17, 2020

Health: How can I make sure my child washes their hands properly at school?

Paediatric doctor & TV presenter Dr Ranj Singh explains that making handwashing fun and setting a good example will promote good hand hygiene in kids. “My seven-year-old son has recently gone back to school and I’m worried he won’t wash his hands often or properly during the school day and could catch coronavirus. Is there... Read More

Lifestyle

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September 14, 2020

Impossible to bear tragic loss of a child without God’s help, pope says

Without God’s help, it is impossible to bear the tragic loss of a young life, Pope Francis said. “Every tragic death brings with it great pain. But when it snatches (the lives of) five adolescents and a young mother, it is immense, unbearable without God’s help,” he told members of the victims’ families on 12th September.... Read More

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August 24, 2020

Families need urgent cash boost, child poverty campaigners say

Families on low incomes need an urgent cash boost to help them through the pandemic, child poverty campaigners have said. End Child Poverty – a coalition of 70 UK charities, faith groups, unions and other organisations – say struggling families need “direct and immediate financial support”. A new benefit for under-sixes called the Scottish child... Read More

News – UK and Ireland

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August 21, 2020

Councils urged to provide care for lone migrant children

The Government has called on councils to “take responsibility” as it urgently tries to find care for lone migrant children who have crossed the Channel to the UK. Officials have issued a plea to local authorities to take in unaccompanied migrant children as a surge in arrivals means Kent County Council (KCC) – which takes... Read More

News – UK and Ireland

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March 9, 2020

Ex-child refugee says modern leaders are using migrants as pawns

A woman who fled to Britain as a child during the Second World War has accused political leaders of using refugees as “pawns”. Holocaust education campaigner Ruth Barnett described her heartbreak at recent “awful” scenes of hostility towards migrants in Greece, and hit out at the UK government for “going back on their word” to... Read More

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January 17, 2020

Australian archbishop rejects breaking seal of confession for abusers

The president of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference is the latest of the country’s senior clerics to push back against legislation to lift the seal of confession for child sexual abuse. Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane made a submission to the Queensland state government opposing draft legislation that would see priests face up to three... Read More

Catholic Times, News – World

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September 17, 2019

Pell files High Court appeal against child sex abuse convictions

The most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children has lodged an appeal in Australia’s highest court against his convictions for molesting two choirboys in a cathedral more than two decades ago. The High Court registry confirmed that Cardinal George Pell had lodged a 12-page application for the seven judges to consider... Read More

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