Gary Lineker posts ‘welcome’ video as he prepares to house refugee in his home

Gary Lineker stated that “providing a new start” represents “the best of Britain’s values” as he prepares to welcome a refugee in his home. The Match Of The Day host, 59, is waiting for his application to house a refugee to be approved. “I have been thinking of doing something like that for a while,” he told The... Read More

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August 31, 2020

Care of the earth and concern for migrants are connected, cardinal says

Catholics will mark the World Day of Migrants and Refugees during the ecumenical celebration of the Season of Creation, highlighting the obligation, as Pope Francis says, to listen to the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor, said Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny. “With Pope Francis, we hope to come out of the Covid crisis... Read More

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August 20, 2020

Archbishop says Church needs more aid to help refugees arriving in Greece

The archbishop of Athens, Greece, said the Catholic Church cannot continue to help refugees unless it gets more aid. Archbishop Sevastianos Rossolatos told Catholic News Service that the lone Catholic parish on the island of Lesbos was feeding refugees with help from the Rome-based Sant’Egidio Community, but said Caritas, the Church’s charitable agency, urgently needed... Read More

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July 24, 2020

Canadian court: Safe Third Country Agreement with US violates rights

Canada’s Federal Court has ruled the country’s Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms by sending refugees who arrive at Canada’s land borders back to detention in the United States. It is the second time a federal judge has struck down the Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement... Read More

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July 10, 2020

Vatican: More must be done to protect rights and dignity of refugees

The international community must increase its efforts to help protect the lives of refugees, who are often exploited instead of being protected, a Vatican official said. While some governments, with the help of faith-based organisations, have offered “durable solutions to refugees”, including resettlement programmes, more needs to be done, Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, Vatican observer to... Read More

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June 29, 2020

Rohingya refugees threatened by pandemic, Caritas warns

Flimsy shelters and inadequate space in Bangladeshi refugee camps amid the Covid-19 pandemic have compounded the sufferings of the already beleaguered Rohingya community, a representative of Caritas said. “One of the key measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic is social distancing. But if you live in a refugee camp, you don’t have... Read More

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June 23, 2020

Pandemic highlights need to protect refugees and creation, pope says

Among the many challenges the coronavirus pandemic has underscored is the need to safeguard the rights and dignity of refugees, Pope Francis said. Recalling the observance of World Refugee Day during his Angelus address on 21st June, the pope said the global crisis that arose out of the Covid-19 pandemic “has highlighted the need to... Read More

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June 18, 2020

Refugees’ struggle is now harder than ever, says bishop

The struggle refugees face is now harder than ever amid the Covid-19 crisis, the Bishop for Migrants and Refugees has said. Bishop Paul McAleenan acknowledged that this year’s Refugee Week had been impacted by the pandemic and was not the ordinary vibrant national festival celebrating the contribution, resilience and creativity of refugees but instead had... Read More

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June 15, 2020

World Refugee Day to be marked with important online events

This year’s World Refugee Day will be observed on Saturday 20th June and will be marked with two important virtual events. This year’s Refugee Week, which runs from today, Monday 15th June, to Sunday 21st June, includes the 20th anniversary of the deaths of 58 young Chinese people, found in a sealed container at Dover... Read More

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May 5, 2020

Bishop backs call for ‘leave to remain’

The lead Catholic bishop for migration and asylum has joined over 20 organisations working with asylum seekers and refugees in calling for a grant of a period of ‘leave to remain’ to those with insecure immigration status. A joint letter drafted by Jesuit Refugee Service UK calls on the Prime Minister to protect public health... Read More

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