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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 Church of England has published a ‘toolkit’ of resources for parishes seeking to help refugees and asylum seekers from Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban takeover of the country.
The Bishop of Durham, Paul Butler, who speaks for the Church of England on refugees, has responded to the statement by the Home Secretary on the Illegal Migration Bill.
Boaz Trust is a Christian charity which works with philanthropic investors to house refugees and asylum seekers. The Archbishop of Canterbury's Housing Commission found out about their work.
NEWS / The Church of England today has published a letter sent to the Prime Minister in early September signed by 84 of its bishops calling for the Government to increase the number of Syrian refugees being resettled to this country "to a minimum of 50,000" over the next five years.
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.
A vicar has spearheaded a rapid response to the coronavirus crisis, leading a major community effort to support those isolated or housebound because of Covid-19.
Church leaders from across denominations write open-letter to the Home Secretary about housing for people seeking asylum.
God’s call on God’s people has always been to welcome the stranger and help provide for them. So here is a fresh opportunity to live out this calling.
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.