“We can see from many current crises that no amount of policy will deter people from migrating," Bishop John Kirby said at the launch of 'Welcoming the Stranger' in London.

Desperate attempts by thousands of refugees to cross the Mediterranean is a challenge to ‘Christian’ Europe, which demands a coordinated and compassionate response.

Under a plan to be published on Wednesday, the EU is expected to impose migrant quotas on the 28 countries of the Union.

Statement marks International Human Rights Day with a call to protect the human rights of those living in poverty, asylum seekers and the trafficked.

Direct provision is a "desperately unjust system that condemns families and children to live awfully restricted lives for many many years" - Mgr John Byrne.

Children are “uniquely vulnerable to the lifelong consequences of growing up in such an institutionalised environment”.

Concern over State’s lack of compassion.

Call for urgent reform of current asylum system in Ireland