Posted on: 24/08/2021
The withdrawal of US and UK troops from Afghanistan has resulted in the rapid recapture of the country by Taliban forces resulting in significant political upheaval, internal displacement within the country towards the Kabul provinces and many leaving Afghanistan seeking refuge and asylum. Recent data from the UNHCR (16.08.21) indicates that more than 5,000 people in neighbouring countries have approached them or their partners for support, most having left Afghanistan for security or conflict reasons. The total number of Afghans who have left the country is likely to be far higher than this. Read more...
Posted: 07 September 2025
It is time for the September collection
Posted: 07 September 2025
Youth Fellowship: returns on Thursday Evenings from 5.30 to 7.00pm in the Rigby Room at St. Edmund’s, with a party to beat all parties to celebrate the canonisation of London-born St Carlo Acutis, our first millennial saint.
Posted: 05 September 2025
The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) will begin on Wednesday 10 September at 7pm at Lancashire Martyrs Hall.