Canada caps immigration target amid housing crunch, inflation
Toronto, CanadaReuters Canada’s liberal government kept immigration targets unchanged for the next two years and said it would stop ramping up immigration from 2026 onwards, as the country grapples with high inflation and a housing crisis. An asylum seeker arrives by taxi to cross into Canada from the US border on Roxham Road in Champlain, […]
US refugee cap: Biden reverses course after faith groups express outrage
JACK JENKINS and EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, writing for Religion News Service, report on the Biden administration indicated it would lift a cap on refugee resettlement numbers after an outcry from faith groups over what one leader described as a “breath-taking betrayal”…
Essay: Fear, shame and losing sleep – why young adults are struggling during the pandemic
EMMA JACKSON, director for Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Scotland, says more work is needed to address the stigma and shame that still exists around debt, especially for young adults during the “exceptionally hard” situation in which they now live…
ESSAY: WHAT DOES COVID-19 MEAN FOR THE CHURCH WHEN IT HAS BEEN CALLED TO BE COMMUNITY?
ROSIE KENDALL, CEO of Christians Against Poverty Australia, provides some practical tips on how the church can continue its care for the community in the coronavirus crisis…
DEBT RELIEF: HOW CHRISTIANS AGAINST POVERTY IS ENCOURAGING CHURCHES TO HELP ALLEVIATE FINANCIAL WOES – AND BUILD COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
DAVID ADAMS speaks to Rosie Kendall, chief executive of Christians Against Poverty in Australia, about how the organisation partners with churches to help people struggling under the weight of debt…