asylum Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/asylum/ England and Wales Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:13:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png asylum Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/asylum/ 32 32 174395915 Bishop: A humanitarian government should provide safe, attainable routes for refugees fleeing danger https://www.cbcew.org.uk/a-humanitarian-government-should-provide-safe-routes-for-refugees-fleeing-danger/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/a-humanitarian-government-should-provide-safe-routes-for-refugees-fleeing-danger/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:03:35 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=118509 Bishop Paul McAleenan, Lead Bishop for Migrants and Refugees for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, attended a prayer vigil outside the Home Office at the start of World Refugee Week on 15 June. The week culminates on World Refugee Day, 20 June. Offering a reflection, Bishop McAleenan thanked those gathered for their […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/a-humanitarian-government-should-provide-safe-routes-for-refugees-fleeing-danger/feed/ 0 118509 Bishop McAleenan welcomes new campaign defending asylum https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-mcaleenan-welcomes-asylum-campaign/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-mcaleenan-welcomes-asylum-campaign/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:34:48 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=118035 The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) UK, in partnership with the Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN) and the St Vincent de Paul Society have launched the new “Welcome the Stranger” campaign. The campaign highlights the barriers which refugees and asylum seekers face when seeking sanctuary in the United Kingdom and calls upon the government to restore […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-mcaleenan-welcomes-asylum-campaign/feed/ 0 118035 Destitute and in Danger: new report by JRS UK on people made homeless in the asylum system https://www.cbcew.org.uk/destitute-and-in-danger-new-report-by-jrs-uk-on-people-made-homeless-in-the-asylum-system/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/destitute-and-in-danger-new-report-by-jrs-uk-on-people-made-homeless-in-the-asylum-system/#respond Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:00:25 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=95230 The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) have published a report about homelessness among people refused asylum in London. In the context of a cost-of-living crisis, and the aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the report examines the experiences of homelessness of asylum-seekers in the capital. Sarah Teather, Director of JRS, said: “It doesn’t have to be this […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/destitute-and-in-danger-new-report-by-jrs-uk-on-people-made-homeless-in-the-asylum-system/feed/ 0 95230 Caritas Bishop calls on Catholics to write to MPs about safe routes for those seeking asylum https://www.cbcew.org.uk/caritas-bishop-calls-on-catholics-to-write-to-mps-about-safe-routes-for-those-seeking-asylum/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/caritas-bishop-calls-on-catholics-to-write-to-mps-about-safe-routes-for-those-seeking-asylum/#respond Wed, 19 Jul 2023 11:35:24 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=77587 Bishop Terence Drainey, Chair of Caritas Social Action Network, has urged Catholics to make their voices heard on the Illegal Migration Bill that will now become law. Bishop Drainey, with the Charity’s CEO, Raymond Friel OBE, made the following statement on Thursday, 18 July: We at Caritas Social Action Network are deeply concerned that the […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/caritas-bishop-calls-on-catholics-to-write-to-mps-about-safe-routes-for-those-seeking-asylum/feed/ 0 77587 Bishop comments as Illegal Migration Bill set to become law https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-comments-as-illegal-migration-bill-set-to-become-law/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-comments-as-illegal-migration-bill-set-to-become-law/#respond Tue, 18 Jul 2023 11:11:50 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=77550 The Illegal Migration Bill will now become law after a series of votes in the House of Lords failed to result in further modern slavery protections and child detention limits. Lead Bishop for Migrants and Refugees, Bishop Paul McAleenan, says the Church will continue to ‘love the stranger’ and call for the expansion of safe […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-comments-as-illegal-migration-bill-set-to-become-law/feed/ 0 77550 Bishop McAleenan says welcoming refugees is “an act of justice” https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-mcaleenan-says-welcoming-refugees-is-an-act-of-justice/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-mcaleenan-says-welcoming-refugees-is-an-act-of-justice/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 11:17:30 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=75854 Bishop Paul McAleenan, our Lead Bishop for Migrants and Refugees, spoke at an event on Wednesday, 24 May, organised by London Churches Refugee Fund, saying that welcoming refugees and migrants is a duty for Christians. Bishop McAleenan said: “Going to the aid of migrants, refugees, displaced people and asylum seekers is not simply almsgiving or […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-mcaleenan-says-welcoming-refugees-is-an-act-of-justice/feed/ 0 75854 Migration Plenary Resolution 2022 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/events/world-day-of-migrants-and-refugees-2021/migration-plenary-resolution-2022/ Wed, 31 Aug 2022 07:03:27 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=66934 Spring Plenary 2022 Resolution In his 2014 message for the World Day for Migrants and Refugees Pope Francis wrote: “We ourselves need to see, and then to enable others to see, that migrants and refugees… are brothers and sisters to be welcomed, respected and loved.” Approved by the Plenary Assembly of the Bishops’ ConferenceFriday 6 […]

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]]> 66934 Bishop critical of government plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-critical-of-government-plan-to-send-some-asylum-seekers-to-rwanda/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-critical-of-government-plan-to-send-some-asylum-seekers-to-rwanda/#respond Mon, 18 Apr 2022 05:54:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=64044 Bishop Paul McAleenan, the Lead Bishop for Migrants and Refugees for the Bishops’ Conference, has commented on the UK government’s plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda: “The proposal to send some of those seeking asylum to Rwanda is at odds with the line from the Prophet Isaiah which we read as we prepare for Easter, ‘He does not break the […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-critical-of-government-plan-to-send-some-asylum-seekers-to-rwanda/feed/ 0 64044 Nuncio visits asylum seekers at Napier Barracks in Kent https://www.cbcew.org.uk/nuncio-visits-asylum-seekers-at-napier-barracks-in-kent/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/nuncio-visits-asylum-seekers-at-napier-barracks-in-kent/#respond Fri, 01 Apr 2022 14:32:17 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=63757 The Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, visited people housed in former army barracks in Folkestone to show the Pope’s solidarity with them as they look to a better future. Spending the morning of Thursday, 31 March at Napier Barracks, Archbishop Gugerotti, listened to the asylum seekers’ stories and learned more about their struggles: “I came […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/nuncio-visits-asylum-seekers-at-napier-barracks-in-kent/feed/ 0 63757 Bishop welcomes report that calls for ‘human-centred’ approach to asylum system https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-welcomes-report-calling-for-human-centred-asylum-approach/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-welcomes-report-calling-for-human-centred-asylum-approach/#respond Sun, 18 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=54856 Bishop Paul McAleenan, the Church’s Lead Bishop for Migrants and Refugees, has welcomed the publication of a new report by Catholic organisation Jesuit Refugee Service UK arguing for a radically new ‘human-centred’ approach to asylum. Titled Being Human in the Asylum System, the report draws on principles of Catholic Social Teaching and concludes that new […]

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