Carita

Greater Manchester Citizens recently held workshops on a wide range of issues that concern us all that included Child Poverty, Clean Air, Hate Crime and more. A special thank you was expressed to Bishop John Arnold and Caritas Diocese of Salford for their support and to Bishop John in particular for joining the Citizens planning Caritas Social Acti... on Network hosted a major Catholic Conference on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery on 15 October at CCLA in London. The Conference, entitled In Plain Sight Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery, created the opportunity for 76 representatives from across the Church in England and Wales to share and reflect on experience Every one of the refugees who has come to this country through sponsorship is a remarkable person. What a wonderful, positive evening. Fantastic to hear peoples stories and celebrate their achievements. Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who) The Sponsor Refugees awards ceremony on 8th October 2019, organised via Citizens UK pays tribute to the refugees and sponsors Cornerstone grew from a collaboration of the Diocese of Salford with Canon OConnor, the Daughters of Charity and several benefactors who, with fairly modest resources, established the provision. Cornerstone received its first beneficiaries in 1991. Five or six years later it had grown at St Augustines Parish to two port-a-cabins, a clothing store and aRead More