Future Covid inquiry urged to focus on links to poverty

Any public inquiry into Covid-19 must examine the impact of the UK’s high poverty levels going into the pandemic on its health and economic impacts, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has demanded. The call comes as newly released Government data shows a rise in child poverty and pensioner poverty prior to the pandemic. Some 14.5... Read More

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March 23, 2021

Cardinal and imams call for day of prayer on Covid reflection day

Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, and four leading imams have called for a day of prayer today, Tuesday 23rd March, a national day of reflection marking the anniversary of the first national lockdown for the coronavirus pandemic. Ibrahim Mogra, Muhammad Shahid Raza, Moulana Ali Raza Rizvi, Moulana Sayed Ali Abbas Razawi and Cardinal Nichols have... Read More

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February 26, 2021

Perfect storm of inequality left poor at the mercy of Covid, says report

A ‘perfect storm’ of wage, housing and test-and-trace issues led to high Covid-19 rates in England’s poorest communities, leaked government analysis has reportedly found. The report by the Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC) concluded that people in poorer areas were less likely to be able to self-isolate due to being unable to afford lost income. The... Read More

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February 21, 2021

Chaplain’s work in a time of Covid-19

East Anglian priest Fr Mike Brookes recently gave a radio interview about his work as a chaplain at the West Suffolk Hospital, and how it has changed in the face of the Covid pandemic. Fr Mike Brookes is relatively recently ordained priest; prior to joining the clergy he was a nurse for 25 years. That... Read More

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February 17, 2021

Tributes paid after Covid claims the life of devoted Norwich nurse

Tributes have been paid to devoted Norwich nurse, mother and Catholic Cathedral steward Estrella Catalan, who died last Friday at the Norfolk and Norwich hospital where she worked, after a month-long battle against Covid-19. Emergency Department Staff Nurse Estrella, aged 52, worked in the hospital’s Accident & Emergency and was also an important member of... Read More

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January 19, 2021

MPs call for teachers to be prioritised for Covid vaccines

MPs are calling for teachers to be added to the priority list for Covid-19 vaccinations. Speaking in Parliament, Catholic MP and former Education Secretary Damian Hinds called for vaccination prioritisation for key workers including teachers, once the highest-risk groups are covered. In his question to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Mr Hinds said this should be the... Read More

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