1.0WORLD CATHOLIC NEWShttps://www.worldcatholicnews.comrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="rYoxfoXKgO"><a href="https://www.worldcatholicnews.com/uk-bishop-urges-uk-and-france-to-address-migrant-channel-crossings/">UK Bishop urges UK and France to address migrant channel crossings</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.worldcatholicnews.com/uk-bishop-urges-uk-and-france-to-address-migrant-channel-crossings/embed/#?secret=rYoxfoXKgO" width="600" height="338" title="“UK Bishop urges UK and France to address migrant channel crossings” — WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS" data-secret="rYoxfoXKgO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Migrants risking their lives at sea (AFP or licensors) CHURCH migrants and refugees United Kingdom France bishops UK Bishop urges UK and France to address migrant channel crossings Bishop Paul Aleenan is urging both the UK and French governments to address underlying reasons why people risk their lives crossing the English Channel By Vatican News The Lead Bishop in the UK for Migrants and Refugees, Bishop Paul McAleenan, is calling on the British and French governments to collaborate in order to eliminate the underlying reasons that see many migrants risking their lives in an attempt to cross the English Channel to get to Britain. Recently, the Home Secretary Priti met with her French counterpart, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, to discuss ways to tackle illegally-facilitated Channel crossings by small boats. As a result, both Minister’s signed a Declaration of Intent. The document agreed that a Franco-British Operational Research Unit would target the network of criminal gangs ..https://www.vaticannews.va/etc/designs/vatican-news/release/library/main/images/vatican-news-header-white.png