He put care for refugees at the heart of his pontificate

We pray for Pope Francis, as we continue our mission to serve, accompany and advocate for the rights of refugees in the UK.

Dr David Ryall has been appointed as Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service UK and will be taking up the post at the start of May.

At JRS UK, we’ve seen how people refused asylum are later recognised as needing protection all along. We believe these plans are cruel and unworkable. The government must focus on fixing a broken asylum system — not punishing those in need.