The quiet work of liberating trafficked women from slavery

Simon Caldwell reports for the Catholic Herald on an interview with Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, on the work of the Church in combatting human trafficking.  To quote the article, “the...

UN report predicts ‘unspeakable human suffering’ for 2025

Organisations such as Christian Aid and World Vision have responded to the launch in December of the United Nations Global Humanitarian Overview 2025, the abridged version of which can be downloaded here, in English and Spanish.  In a statement reported in the Church...

Why is it so difficult to say sorry?

A piece by Simon Jenkins in The Guardian drew attention to the speed and seriousness with which the Korean chief executive of Jeju Air, Kim E-bae, apologised for the crash of one of their planes on 29th December and the death of 179 people. He bowed deeply and said,...

Twelve climate resolutions for the New Year

At the turn of the year, the Guardian offered one New Year’s climate resolution for each of the 12 months of 2025.  In these days when governments are turning away from, or watering down, their commitments to address climate change, the way forward has got to be the...