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International focus on refugees, asylum seekers and migrants

Two major international events will be held next week to improve the lives of refugees and asylum seekers.

14 September 2016

Faith leaders unite in call for UK action on refugees

Anglicans have joined other faith leaders to call on the British government “urgently to revise its policy towards refugees.”

12 September 2016

Church-sponsored play about a refugee in line for national awards

A Church-of-England sponsored play about the plight of a refugee stuck in France while trying to reach the UK has been nominated for two prestigious awards.

22 August 2016

Media challenged over portrayal of refugees

Church leaders in Wales have joined forces to call on the country’s media to change the way they report on refugees.

18 August 2016

Australian churches renew call to end refugee detention on Nauru

Churches have renewed their call for Australia’s detention centre on Nauru to close after revelations of sustained abuse – including the alleged cover-up of a rape.

16 August 2016

Primate demands action after Nauru detention files leak

Leaked documents about Australia’s detention of asylum seekers on the island of Nauru are “shocking and saddening”, the country’s Primate, Archbishop of Melbourne Philip Freier, said.

11 August 2016

Cathedral deans express grief over clergy-led abuse

The deans of Australia’s cathedrals have expressed grief at hurt and trauma caused by clergy and church workers after discussing the issue during their conference in Townsville.

09 August 2016

Refugees turn C of E into fastest growing religious group in Finland

The Church of England is the fastest growing religious group in Finland, growing by 20 per cent over the past year; the Suffragan Bishop in Europe, the Rt Revd David Hamid, has said.

02 August 2016

Army praises Anglican diocese for refugee crisis mobilisation

The Diocese of Northern Uganda has been praised by the country’s armed forces for its crisis response in support for the thousands of refugees streaming into the country from South Sudan.

21 July 2016

Archbishop Welby welcomes refugee community sponsorship scheme

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has welcomed a new UK-government scheme to allow community groups in the country to directly sponsor a refugee family.

19 July 2016