California bishop prays for victims of another ‘senseless’ shooting

San Jose Bishop Oscar Cantú urged prayers for the victims and their families after a gunman opened fired on Wednesday morning at a rail yard operated by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, or VTA, north of downtown San Jose. Eight people were shot dead at the scene by the gunman, later identified by law... Read More

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May 12, 2021

Coroner rules 1971 massacre victims in Belfast were ‘entirely innocent’

A coroner in Northern Ireland has ruled that a priest and nine lay Catholics who were shot dead by British troops almost 50 years ago were “entirely innocent” and their deaths were unjustified. What became known as the Ballymurphy Massacre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1971 remains one of the most controversial incidents in the conflict in the region and, at the... Read More

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May 4, 2021

Victims of trafficking will be re-traumatised in detention, warns JRS UK

UK Government plans to lock up more survivors of trafficking in detention have been branded “merciless and inhumane”. The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) UK has condemned the decision, warning that it will re-traumatise victims of trafficking, as protections will be weakened, resulting in more of victims being detained for a longer time. Parliament has voted... Read More

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April 23, 2021

Actor relieved as Troubles victims finally set to receive compensation

Actor James Nesbitt and former Northern Ireland Secretary Lord Hain have welcomed the Northern Ireland Executive’s commitment to fund the payment scheme for those severely injured through no fault of their own during the Troubles. Confirmation that the scheme will be funded and those qualifying will be paid came in the form of a letter... Read More

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January 17, 2021

Slavery victims left in limbo by UK’s new ‘remain’ regulations

Dame Sara Thornton, the UK’s Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, has called for the issue of ‘leave to remain’ for confirmed victims to be made a priority this year. She warned that the serious risks facing survivors of modern slavery who are not granted leave to remain after being confirmed as victims could result in them becoming... Read More

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December 11, 2020

Victims’ group hits out after Lewis blames it for inaction

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis has been accused of attempting to “scapegoat” victims for months of his “inaction” in dealing with the legacy of the Troubles. The accusation was made by victims’ group WAVE Trauma Centre after Mr Lewis claimed that the group asked him to “pause” the engagement around his proposed... Read More

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November 28, 2020

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 18, 2020

Transparency may be humiliating but McCarrick case shows it is necessary

Mgr Anthony FigueridoI was not expecting a call from the former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick on Christmas day last year. After all, a few months earlier, I had made public correspondence relating to him that was in my possession as his personal secretary in the Archdiocese of Newark and during his many visits to Rome in... Read More

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November 2, 2020

Bishop remembers Covid-19 victims across the world

On a visit to Kingsthorpe Cemetery in Northamptonshire, the Bishop of Northampton, David Oakley called to mind all those who have died in the Covid-19 pandemic throughout the world. He said that “memory is fundamental to our human experience” and that “during the month of November, we remember those who have gone before us, our loved... Read More

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