On 1 February, the Chaplain-President was honoured to represent the Anglicans of Belgium and Bishop Robert at the annual breakfast for interfaith leaders organised in the Hôtel Plaza in Brussels by our great friends Sant'Egidio Belgium. The breakfast takes place in the context of World Interfaith Harmony Week. The morning was opened by Baron Jan De Volder, a colleague of Jack's in KU Leuven and the guiding force behind the Humanitarian Corridors initiative in which the Central Committee is deeply invested, this year with the precious help of St Martha and St Mary's Anglican Church Leuven. The principal speaker was Mevr Nicole de Moor, Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration in Prime Minister De Croo's government. A most interesting discussion followed on the detail of the EU's new Migration and Asylum Pact and its implications for the safety of asylum-seekers and other migrants coming into Europe.

To find out more about this event and the wonderful work of Sant’Egidio, visit their website.