Far away at sea while their nation is torn apart
A message from Stella Maris ahead of Sea Sunday (July 10)… Stella Maris area port chaplain for the north of England Anne McLaren has heard from seafarers how the war in Ukraine has ripped families apart. When a Ukrainian seafarer was transported Hull Royal...
Caritas Middlesbrough publishes latest newsletter
Caritas Middlesbrough – the umbrella group for the many organisations in the diocese engaged in social outreach work – has produced its second newsletter. You can read the newsletter here…
Kenya’s hidden food crisis
Millions of people are impacted by the food crisis in East Africa, as CAFOD director Christine Allen witnessed while visiting communities in Kenya. On the long road to Marsabit, a nine-hour drive, we saw charcoal sellers and women sitting behind small tables piled...
Catholic leaders condemn police brutality at funeral
Patriarchs and bishops in the Holy Land have condemned police use of smoke grenades and rubber bullets against mourners in a funeral procession as “violent” and “disproportionate”. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, joined with the Greek...
