Migrants and Refugees

Our four main aims: the pastoral challenges, the policy challenges, the UK Visa and Immigration Points Based System and promoting major events for migrant communities.

World Day of Migrants and Refugees

This year, rather than being celebrated on September 28 as usual, the World Day will coincide with the Jubilee of Migrants and of Missions, which takes place on October 4 and 5. The Holy Father has chosen the theme 'Migrants, missionaries of hope'.

Refugee Week 2025

Refugee Week 2025 is celebrated between 16-22 June. The theme this year is "Community as a Superpower".

Love the Stranger

'Love the Stranger' presents a Catholic response to refugees and migrants. It is a 2023 document of the Department for International Affairs.

Hong Kong UK Catholic Migrants

A Pastoral Coordination Group has been set up to support Hong Kong Catholic Migrants in the UK.

Community Sponsorship Scheme

The Community Sponsorship Scheme offers a way for local groups - including parish groups - to assist refugees fleeing war and violence to integrate safely into our local communities. 

Migrants' Mass

The Migrants' Mass has become an annual event and a feature of the Catholic Church's calendar.

Little Amal welcomed to Westminster Cathedral

Around 1,000 people gathered in Westminster Cathedral to welcome Little Amal, the 3.5 metre-tall puppet of a 10-year old unaccompanied Syrian refugee girl, on 25 October 2021.