The seventh World Day of the Poor will be celebrated by the Catholic Church on Sunday 19 November, with the theme of “Do not turn your face away from anyone who is poor”.
As part of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)’s #Red Wednesday 2023 celebrations at Southwark Cathedral on 22 November, the charity will be presenting its new Courage to be Christian award. The theme this year is the persecuted Church in Africa.
Following the death of Indi Gregory this morning (13 November), Bishop Patrick McKinney, Bishop of Nottingham, and Bishop John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues, have given a statement: “With deep sadness we express our condolences to Dean and Claire, parents of Indi Gregory, who died earlier today. We assure them of our prayers and
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In recognition of her outstanding commitment and service to the Diocese of Brentwood and her administrative services on behalf of the Canon Law Society, Clare was awarded the Papal honour of Dame of St. Gregory the Great in 2002.
The statement highlights the fact that too many people live in a position where they lack financial security and risk falling into poverty and debt, and asks the Government to address these problems without neglecting obligations to aid poorer countries or to reduce carbon emissions.
The groups highlight the latest assessment of the two-child cap, published by the University of York, which found that the policy had “a negative impact on people’s mental health, increasing stress and anxiety, and harming their well-being, with knock-on effects on children's opportunities and wellbeing”.
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