Saint Mary’s Cathedral Limerick received designation as a Cathedral of Sanctuary, awarded by Places of Sanctuary Ireland, during a Harvest Thanksgiving Service on Sunday 4 October 2026.
In Belfast, on 21st June 2026, in All Souls (First Presbyterian Church), Norman Richardson used Revd Dr Inderjit Bhogal’s ‘Being Church‘ as a first reading, together with an introduction, after which the choir sang ‘City of Sanctuary’ (from the back of Hospitality and Sanctuary for All). Top photo: …
Monday 15 June 2026, 11:40am. Listen to Revd Dr Inderjit Bhogal talk about Sanctuary Sunday and the Church of Sanctuary on UCB 1 radio (DAB+, smart speaker and online). You can listen for 14 days after the interview via UCB1 catchup.
Interfaith perspectives on care for our planet and each other flowed through a day of learning and connection at the Dialogue of Friendship event which took place in Dundrum Methodist Church earlier this month. Organised by the Church of Ireland Interfaith Working Group and the Sanctuary in Faith stream of …
On Sunday 22 March 2026, Union Chapel, the historic Congregational Church in Highbury, north London, became the latest Church of Sanctuary.
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Responding to refugees with Revd Dr Inderjit Bhogal . How can we respond to the call to welcome refugees to Leeds and build a city of sanctuary for all? The annual Hook Lecture returned this year, on 24 October 2023, with Revd Dr Inderjit Bhogal, former President of the …
On Sunday 1 October 2023, Revd Dr Inderjit Bhogal, lead for the Church of Sanctuary movement, attended a service at Chester Cathedral where he presented the Cathedral with its ‘Cathedral of Sanctuary’ recognition and certificate. In the photograph (above), Inderjit is with the clergy and staff from the Cathedral as …
To mark Refugee Week, faith leaders, including Revd Inderjit Bhogal, President of City of Sanctuary, have come together to show their support for refugees and to stand against the Illegal Migration Bill.
On Sunday 12 March 2023, Revd Dr Inderjit Bhogal, the lead person of the Church of Sanctuary movement, presented Church of Sanctuary awards to five Methodist Churches in the Brighton and Hove Circuit at a service in the seaside city of Brighton and Hove. He also had the pleasure of …
