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The Bishop of Durham, Paul Butler, speaking in response to the publication of an excerpt from a Home Office ‘reasons for refusal’ letter sent to a Christian convert who had applied for asylum.
The Rural Affairs Group of General Synod is primarily a consultative group that works to support the mission and growth of the rural Church of England. It is chaired by the Rt Revd Richard Frith, Bishop of Hereford.
Church leaders from across denominations write open-letter to the Home Secretary about housing for people seeking asylum.
NEWS / The Mission and Public Affairs (MPA) team is pleased to announce two key appointments.
The Bishop of Chelmsford writes in The Telegraph: while it is the role of the Home Office, not the church, to assess and vet asylum claims, the Church must act with compassion.
NEWS / The Bishop of Salisbury, the Rt Revd Nicholas Holtam, has accepted the invitation of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York to succeed the Bishop of London as the Church of England's lead bishop for Environmental Affairs with immediate effect.
Christians believe in strong communities. Jesus’s teaching constantly stresses the importance of neighbourliness and care for the people around us – including the strangers and incomers.
COMMENT / Members of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Commission on Housing, Church and Community joined other panellists at the Bristol Housing Festival for a panel discussion on the church’s response to the housing crisis.
The Bishop of Chelmsford has introduced a Private Members' Bill to provide a safe and legal route to the UK for those seeking asylum.
'Whether or not the first deportation flight leaves Britain today for Rwanda, this policy should shame us as a nation', say the bishops in the House of Lords.