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Welsh Christians offer practical support for refugees

Christians in Wales have raised more than £20,000 GBP in their sponsored walk from Bethlehem to Egypt – the Welsh village and hamlet that share the names of their more famous counterparts.

20 December 2016

Partridges and monkeys return to hillside populated by refugees

A church-backed project to provide security for refugees living on a hillside in Burundi has resulted in the return of wildlife, including partridges and monkeys.

12 December 2016

Welsh Christians walk from Bethlehem to Egypt for refugees

A group of Welsh Christians are walking from Bethlehem to Egypt to raise funds for Christian Aid’s work with refugees and displaced people around the world.

07 December 2016

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

Rise of the right hampers care for refugees

The rise of right-wing political movements across Europe is hampering efforts to provide a coherent approach to refugees across the European Union, two bishops have said. 

13 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