Bishop united in solidarity with plight of Tigray’s people

The Bishop of Lancaster has written to Bishop Tesfaselassie Medhin in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, to express the solidarity of Catholics in England and Wales with the region’s current plight. Tensions between the Ethiopian Government and local separtists from Tigray exploded into violence in November after proposed elections were postponed because of concerns over the spread of Covid-19.... Read More

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March 25, 2020

Plight of vulnerable migrants and refugees must not be overlooked during Covid-19 pandemic, says bishop

Bishop Paul McAleenan has called on the government and Catholic community to ensure that vulnerable migrants and refugees are not overlooked in the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. “In supporting the Government’s recommendations to curtail the spread of Covid-19 the Church keeps in mind migrants and refugees. We must never forget that they are included... Read More

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October 4, 2018

Dusk walkers take steps to end homelessness

Dusk walks across the country will raise funds for homelessness charity Depaul UK next week – and highlight the plight of young people with nowhere to go when night falls. Hundreds of walkers in London, Manchester and Newcastle will walk through their cities as the sun sets to raise thousands of pounds for the young... Read More

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May 19, 2016

Plight of today’s refugees ‘heartbreaking’ says man rescued from Nazis

Seeing huge numbers of child refugees caught in dangerous situations as they flee terror and persecution in their homeland is “heartbreaking”, a man saved from the Nazis as a teenager has said. Kurt Taussig came to the UK from Czechoslovakia aged 15 just before the outbreak of the Second World War. Now aged 92, he... Read More

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