Updated 4/10/2010 Christians from different backgrounds reflect on the theology and practice of welcoming and upholding the dignity of people from different countries, ethnicities and circumstances. The Other Side of Christmas Far from the familiarity of home and with an uncertain future, the experience of Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus

CARA Lecture May 2010 Most Revd Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, gave the annual lecture of CARA (The Council for Assisting Refugee Academics) on 12 May 2010 and argued that ‘the presence of the “stranger” is a gift rather than a threat’. Read in full here

CEC Message of Hope, July 2009 In a Message of Hope to member churches, the 13th General Assembly of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) stated that in a world of problems, ‘there is hope when we resist all forms of violence and racism, when we defend the dignity of

Evangelical Alliance Temple Address Rt Revd Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York gave the Evangelical Alliance’s Temple address and spoke on ‘The Road to Recovery: Neighbourliness and Mercy, Community and Service’. Read in full here. Evangelical Alliance Don’t Be a Stranger Evangelical Alliance launch the Don’t be a Stranger campaign,

Pope Benedict XVI’s message about migrant people His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI reflected on the rights and needs of migrant families in his address for the 93rd World Day of Migrants and Refugees. Read in full here