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Pope remembers modern martyrs, visits prison on St. Stephen’s Day

Jesuit Refugee Service

A view of one of the vessels from the French Gendarmerie Nationale in the port of Boulogne-Sur-Mer, France, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, after participating in the rescue operation after a boat carrying migrants ripped apart attempting to cross the English Channel. (Credit: Nicolas Garriga/AP.)

Catholic charity says deaths on English Channel a ‘horrendous tragedy’

Oct 8
Charles Collins

A vehicle drives along the U.S. side of the US-Mexico border wall in Nogales, Ariz., June 25, 2024. (Credit: Associated Press.)

Federal asylum restrictions demonstrate ‘absence of moral compass,’ advocate says

Oct 3
John Lavenburg

A group of Kurdish migrants from Iran and Iraq who failed in their attempt to reach the United Kingdom by boat walk back to the town of Ambleteuse, northern France, on Sunday, May 19, 2024, after being discovered by the police. (Credit: Bernat Armangue/AP.)

Catholic charity says UK asylum system leaving refugees ‘destitute and in danger’

Sep 3
Charles Collins

British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper leaves 10 Downing Streetin London on July 6, 2024. (Credit: Tejas Sandhu/PA via AP.)

Jesuit Refugee Service UK urges new British government to do more for asylum seekers

Jul 23
Charles Collins

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak buys breakfast for the travelling media as he arrives at a railway station for a Conservative general election campaign event in the South West of England, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Credit: Alastair Grant/AP Photo, Pool.)

Catholic leaders urge faithful to vote in Britain’s July 4 elections

Jun 1
Charles Collins

An illustration of the Brook House Detention Center in England. (Credit: Jesuit Refugee Service UK.)

Jesuit Refugee Service looks at years of abuse at UK detention centers

May 8
Charles Collins

Britain’s Home Secretary, James Cleverly attends “Migration, a global challenge”, a talk at Rome’s International Affairs Institute (IAI), Tuesday, Apr. 23, 2024. (Credit: Domenico Stinellis/AP.)

Catholic agency calls on Brits to ‘stand in solidarity with refugees’

Apr 30
Charles Collins

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to the press on Monday, April 22, 2024. (Credit: Toby Milville/AP Pool Photo.)

British parliament passes controversial bill sending asylum seekers to Rwanda

Apr 23
Charles Collins

The Tower of London with the backdrop of the City of London, on March 24, 2020. (Credit: Alberto Pezzali/AP.)

New report warns of food safety issues for asylum seekers in England’s capital

Mar 12
Charles Collins

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a press conference in Downing Street in London, Thursday Jan. 18, 2024. (Credit: Stefan Rousseau/Pool Photo via AP.)

Catholic groups join opposition to UK plan to deport migrants to Rwanda

Jan 31
Charles Collins