Justice, Peace & Environment

Charities and churches are inviting people to join them for a Walk of Witness in Liverpool on Sunday, 27 September, as the Labour Party Conference opens. Organised by the Just Peace Coalition, a growing, UK-wide ecumenical movement, united in the belief that a just peace in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory is possible, the initiative is mobilising church communities to amplify the vo... Read More

Pax Christi will be holding a vigil in Liverpool this Thursday, 24 September for Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, a Palestinian paediatrician from Kamal Adwan Hospital in the Gaza Strip who has been detained and held hostage in an Israeli detention facility since December 2024. During that time he has endured beatings and torture, which is routine in Israeli detention. Dr Safiya has also been denied medical ... Read More

London Churches Refugee Fund (LCRF) hosted an information event at the historic Wesley's Chapel in London on Thursday, 17th September. LCRF exists to support projects working directly with destitute asylum seekers in the capital. The keynote speaker was Brother Johannes Maertens, a monk of the Community of the Good Shepherd and a long-standing member of the Catholic Worker community. For more than... Read More

As Fairtrade Fortnight (21 September - 4 October 2026) begins, the ecumenical charity Christian Concern for One World (CCOW) has issued some resources for churches and Christian communities. These include: A church action guide An interactive chocolate prayer, which enables prayer for both local and global farmers and Preaching notes tied into the lectionary readings, as well as a wide variety of... Read More

New research shows rising public concern about the impact of climate change on food supplies, as the people growing tea, coffee, cocoa and bananas for the UK say they need urgent fair pay to withstand unprecedented climate challenges and protect crops A new study released for the start of Fairtrade Fortnight (21 September - 4 October 2026) reveals this summer's record heatwaves and droughts across... Read More

Catholic charities have handed in a petition from parishes and individuals across the UK, calling on Andy Burnham to defend the right to asylum and uphold the dignity of people seeking refuge, ahead of the Catholic Church's World Day of Migrants and Refugees. The petition, organised by the Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN), St Vincent de Paul Society and Jesuit Refugee Service UK calls on the g... Read More

A silent procession stretching through Whitehall created a 'peaceful thunder' in central London on Saturday, 19 September, as more than 600 people joined a Quaker-led Silent Walking Vigil for Peace. Participants travelled from Quaker meetings and communities across Britain, joined by Buddhists, Mennonites and Lutherans and others for the four-hour vigil. Mike Royal, general secretary of Churches T... Read More

Once again this November, during Remembrance Week, there will be a service at St Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square, on Thursday November 5th 11am -1pm, to commemorate those whose lives have been shortened due to homelessness in London. The theme of this years' service is 'Remember Me'. We remember those who have died on the streets, in hostels and shelters, as well as those who managed to mov... Read More

From September 2-8, Pax Christi International's Catholic Institute for Nonviolence held a nonviolence training attended by 40+ people followed by a two-day conference, 'Unarmed and Disarming Peace: The Church's Emerging Paradigm Shift to Gospel Nonviolence,' with over 75 participants, including National Council, staff and other members of Pax Christi USA. On September 11, participants spent the d... Read More

Bishop John Arnold, Bishop of Salford and Lead Bishop for Environmental Issues for the Bishops' Conference, has issued a statement halfway through the Season of Creation highlighting how the world's violent conflicts are impacting on our common home. Bishop Arnold also reminds us that we all have a part to play: "We must never assume that changing our own hearts and our own behaviour will have no ... Read More

A Willesden cyclist undertaking an epic 2,246-mile ride from Britain to Jerusalem says faith, prayer and growing physical strength are helping him overcome the toughest stages of his journey. Andrew Foote, who is raising money for Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), has reached Italy after weeks on the road and some of the most demanding terrain he has encountered so far. While many cyclists might ex... Read More

Following the vote against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill last week, Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN) reflects on its impact and ways forward. Many Catholic organisations, led by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, have been vocal in opposing iterations of the assisted dying bill which have come before UK Parliament in the past two years. CSAN released a statem... Read More

Environmental campaigners have condemned the Australian Government's decision to expand the Saraji coal mine, extending operations by 30 years and emitting a further 120 million tonnes of climate pollution. The extension was announced as Australian Prime Minister Albanese met with Pacific leaders who maintain that climate change is the "single greatest threat to the livelihoods, security and wellb... Read More

Following Friday's rejection of Lauren Edwards' Assisted Suicide Bill, Dr Gordon Macdonald, Chief Executive of Care Not Killing, commented: "This was a decisive vote by MPs, who have over the last 24 months seen through the pernicious pretence that this draft legislation was safe and wouldn't put pressure on vulnerable people to end their lives prematurely. "We heard from numerous MPs, echoing com... Read More