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Primate welcomes refugee resettlement plan

Hundreds of refugees held in Australian detention centres on the islands of Nauru and Manus could be resettled in the US under plans announced yesterday.

14 November 2016

Global consultation at the Vatican aims to enrich lives through sport

The first global conference on Sport in the Service of Humanity took place at the Vatican last month, with 100 guests invited to discuss how sport can be used to enrich lives worldwide.

03 November 2016

Anglicans hear of Middle East Church's work with Syrian IDPs and refugees

One third of the population of Lebanon are refugees from other countries, an Anglican delegation heard this week as they met with the Middle East Council of Churches in Beirut.

27 October 2016

Australian churches say "let us help" on migrant crisis

An ecumenical body has said that Australia’s faith communities should be allowed to settle and care for asylum seekers being held in offshore detention centres.

25 October 2016

Diocese in Europe hosts consultation on refugee crisis

The priest on the front line of the Anglican church’s work with refugees in Europe, Canon Malcom Bradshaw,  has explained how he first became involved in migrant ministry.

12 October 2016

Primate criticises Australian refugee policy

The Archbishop of Melbourne, Philip Freier, has criticised Australia’s migration policy during a “public conversation” in a local theatre.

12 October 2016

Anglicans at forefront of global refugee crisis

Anglicans around the world are continuing to serve in the front-line of assisting refugees and asylum seekers through a mixture of advocacy and practical care.

11 October 2016

Anglican Alliance consultation builds relationship in Middle East

Representatives from Anglican churches and agencies across the Middle East gathered in Cyprus last month, for the first Anglican Alliance consultation in the region.

11 October 2016

Strong welcome for UN refugee agreement - but action must follow

Anglicans have welcomed the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, which was agreed by world leaders at the UN on Monday.

22 September 2016

UN hears of Anglicans' refugee and migrant experience

The Archbishop of Central Africa has told the UN secretary general that “hospitality, reconciliation and love are our most formidable weapons against hatred and extremism.”

19 September 2016