“To insist on debt repayment in the face of the suffering caused by this pandemic would be an affront to the faith traditions that we represent. There is an overarching moral case for debt relief in many faiths,” state the bishops and religious leaders in the UK.

“Moneylenders are meeting a need for access to credit but often at a cost which people who are better off and who have other options would baulk at.”

The SVP is calling on government to introduce an interest rate cap that reduces the total cost of credit that moneylenders can legally charge.

The Mental Health Project of the Bishops' Conference of England & Wales is raising awareness of the patron saint of mental illness.

Special contribution sought from parishioners of St Joseph's in Mountmellick to alleviate crippling debt incurred by refurbishment programme in 2006.

Social Justice Ireland publishes 2014 Socio-Economic Review.