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 1, 2020

‘Apply for settled status as soon as possible!’ bishop urges European citizens in UK

Exactly a year before the government’s deadline for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens living in the UK to apply for settled status, a bishop who has gone through the process is urging people not to delay in making their application. Bishop William Kenney, Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham and himself a Swedish national, says those who... Read More

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July 1, 2020

Bishop denounces activist’s call to destroy statues of Jesus

A bishop in the United States has denounced comments by a Black Lives Matter activist who said statues of Jesus Christ that depict him ‘with European features’ need to come down ‘because they support white supremacy’. As a shepherd of the Catholic Church, “I cannot remain silent. I need to denounce such a call to... Read More

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March 11, 2020

European churches begin guidance to halt coronavirus spread

Catholic churches across Europe are suspending the sign of peace during Mass in an attempt to halt the spread of coronavirus. Updated guidance issued by the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales recommended a range of new measures to prevent the transmission of the virus, similar to those already implemented in other countries. The English... Read More

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February 20, 2020

Bishops call on Catholics to help European citizens secure their rights

Bishops across England and Wales are calling on Catholics to make sure their European friends, relatives and fellow parishioners are aware of the Settlement Scheme, so that they can secure their rights post-Brexit. The government requires EU, EEA or Swiss citizens who have made their homes in the UK to apply to the Settlement Scheme... Read More

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November 21, 2019

Do more to fight poverty, say European bishops, Caritas

The Brussels-based commission representing European Catholic bishops has urged the European Commission to do more to combat poverty, warning that one in five EU citizens now face poverty. “Unemployment, adverse economic and working conditions, especially among young people, are affecting millions of families,” the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union said in... Read More

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November 8, 2019

European bishops mark 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall

Catholic bishops from the European Union marked 30 years since the breaching of the Berlin Wall with tributes to those who worked for peaceful change, as well as warnings against resurgent “ideologies behind the building of walls”. “The fall of the Berlin Wall was one of the most important events in European history of the... Read More

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

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Bishops call on Catholics to help European citizens secure their rights

Do more to fight poverty, say European bishops, Caritas

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