The Bishops’ Appeal Committee is providing emergency funding of €10,000 to the current food crisis in Niger and €10,000 to help with relief efforts in the flood-affected regions of Pakistan.
The Bishop of Cashel expresses thanks to contributors, as the Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal for Haiti Earthquake Relief totals €172,662 and £58,378
The Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal has donated €25,000 to Al Ahli Hospital, operated by the Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem in the heart of Gaza City.
Ireland has been a generous donor of overseas aid, becoming one of the most generous in the European Union.
Statement from the Bishops' appeal rgarding Dermot O'Callaghan's recent published comments concerning Christian Aid's strategy in the area of HIV and AIDS prevention.
The Revd Percy Patterson has assumed responsibility as Secretary of the Church of Ireland Bishops' Appeal.