Poverty Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/social-action/poverty/ England and Wales Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:23:55 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png Poverty Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/social-action/poverty/ 32 32 174395915 Parliamentary roundtable shines light on “the personal face of poverty” https://www.cbcew.org.uk/parliamentary-roundtable-child-poverty/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/parliamentary-roundtable-child-poverty/#respond Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:31:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=111537 On Tuesday, 21 October, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, the Catholic Education Service and the Caritas Social Action Network hosted a roundtable discussion in the House of Lords on child poverty. Sponsored by Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick, the event brought together charities, agencies of the Catholic Church and educators advocating for the […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/parliamentary-roundtable-child-poverty/feed/ 0 111537 Bishop Richard Moth welcomes Dilexi te https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-moth-welcomes-dilexi-te/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:02:42 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=111068 Underpinned by Scripture, Catholic social teaching, and the teaching of his predecessors, Dilexi te focuses on the Church’s love for the poor and God’s special concern for those living in poverty. It affirms the ways in which the magisterium should inform our pastoral practice in accompanying the poor and vulnerable to serve the common good. […]

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]]> 111068 World Day of the Poor Novena – Day 2 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/novena-world-day-of-the-poor-2023-2/ Sat, 04 Nov 2023 17:32:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=68359 For those who experience abuse and violence In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen Antiphon I sought the Lord and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.Look to him, and be radiant;so your face shall never be ashamed.This poor soul cried, and was […]

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]]> 68359 Pope’s September prayer intention: ‘For people living on the margins’ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/popes-september-prayer-intention-for-people-living-on-the-margins/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/popes-september-prayer-intention-for-people-living-on-the-margins/#respond Wed, 30 Aug 2023 11:46:21 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=78928 Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for the month of September, and invites everyone to pray and assist people who live on the margins of society. “Let us pray for those people on the margins of society in subhuman living conditions, that they may not be neglected by institutions and never be cast out.” Pope […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/popes-september-prayer-intention-for-people-living-on-the-margins/feed/ 0 78928 CSAN launches cost of living campaign https://www.cbcew.org.uk/csan-launches-cost-of-living-campaign/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/csan-launches-cost-of-living-campaign/#respond Wed, 09 Nov 2022 10:52:40 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=68476 Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN), the Bishops’ Conference agency promoting domestic social action, has launched a campaign calling on the government to make changes to the welfare and tax system for the benefit of society’s most vulnerable. The agency is also calling on Catholics to write to their local MPs to share how poverty is […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/csan-launches-cost-of-living-campaign/feed/ 0 68476 Caritas Salford at forefront of Catholic response to cost of living crisis in the North West https://www.cbcew.org.uk/caritas-salford-at-forefront-of-catholic-response-to-cost-of-living-crisis/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/caritas-salford-at-forefront-of-catholic-response-to-cost-of-living-crisis/#respond Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:02:01 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=68192 According to prices measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), consumer prices were 10.1% higher in September 2022 than a year before. Between September 2021 and September 2022, domestic gas prices increased by 96% and domestic electricity prices by 54%. Caritas Salford, a member of Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN) – the Bishops’ Conference agency […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/caritas-salford-at-forefront-of-catholic-response-to-cost-of-living-crisis/feed/ 0 68192 Resources for the World Day of the Poor 2022 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/world-day-of-the-poor-2022-csan-resources/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/world-day-of-the-poor-2022-csan-resources/#respond Fri, 28 Oct 2022 10:01:26 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=68137 The sixth World Day of the Poor will be celebrated by the Catholic Church on Sunday 13 November, with the theme of “For your sakes Christ became poor” (2 Cor 8:9). Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN), the Bishops’ Conference agency promoting domestic social action, has produced a number of resources with Redemptorist Publications, including a […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/world-day-of-the-poor-2022-csan-resources/feed/ 0 68137 Bishop Oakley supports Universal Credit reform seeking an end to the ‘Two-Child’ limit https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-oakley-universal-credit-two-child-limit/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-oakley-universal-credit-two-child-limit/#respond Thu, 07 Jul 2022 19:05:15 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=65869 The Bishop of Northampton, Bishop David Oakley, has expressed his support for a private members’ bill aiming to remove the restriction placed on the child element of Universal Credit that has been limited to the first two children since it was introduced through the Work and Welfare Reform Act of 2016. The private members’ bill […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-oakley-universal-credit-two-child-limit/feed/ 0 65869 Franciscans serving the community at Christmas https://www.cbcew.org.uk/franciscans-serving-the-community-at-christmas/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/franciscans-serving-the-community-at-christmas/#respond Thu, 23 Dec 2021 07:55:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=60882 Most of us spend the run up to Christmas trying to get through work, preparing for family gatherings or arm-wrestling with the never-ending demands on our time. It doesn’t take much for tinsel, trees, TV and presents to replace the real reason for the season – contemplating the Word made Flesh, the great gift of […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/franciscans-serving-the-community-at-christmas/feed/ 0 60882 Caritas Social Action Network resources for the World Day of the Poor 2021 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/caritas-social-action-network-resources-for-the-world-day-of-the-poor-2021/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/caritas-social-action-network-resources-for-the-world-day-of-the-poor-2021/#respond Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:25:46 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=59504 Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN), the Bishops’ Conference agency promoting domestic social action, has collated resources in collaboration with Redemptorist Publications for the fifth World Day of the Poor. The day will be celebrated globally in the Catholic Church on Sunday 14 November 2021 and has the theme: “The poor you will always have with […]

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