Justice, Peace & Environment

Bishop John Arnold, Bishop of Salford and Lead Bishop for the Environment for the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW), has issued the following statement following the conclusion of the COP30 UN climate change conference, which took place in Belém, Brazil, from 10-21 November 2025. The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the United Nations' annual meeting held to assess progr... Read More

A coalition of 18 faith organisations, coordinated by JustMoney Movement, released a joint statement on 24 November urging Chancellor Rachel Reeves to raise and reform taxes on wealth in Wednesday's Budget. The group, including JustMoney Movement, Christian Aid, Faith for the Climate, and Muslim Aid, argue that bold action is needed to tackle poverty, inequality, and the climate crisis. The statem... Read More

Catholic organisations, cardinals, and others present at COP30 and the Peoples' Summit released a statement together on 21 November at the conclusion of COP30, the UN Climate Conference. They invited all Catholics present in Belém to sign, as well as those who were not present but wished to express their solidarity and a common message of hope and commitment to care for our common home. The full ... Read More

We, the Leadership Team of the Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph of Peace, reaffirm our 2016 Congregation Statement, 'Welcome Immigrants and Refugees'. Our Congregation, "had its origin in the founder's response to the social concerns and needs of the time." (Constitution 4) At our founding, we were a congregation of immigrants, serving immigrants, knowing their pain and suffering. Througho... Read More

Caritas representatives from over 40 countries have been in Brazil for COP30, urging world leaders to place human lives above political interests as the climate crisis deepens from the Philippines to the Sahel. True to its mission, Caritas Internationalis is present across the globe to respond to man-made and natural catastrophes and crises across the world. It truly is everywhere. At COP30 in Bra... Read More

From Wednesday to Friday this week, Columban Father Tim Mulroy was among the approximately 40 participants in the annual A Rocha UK retreat which was held at Highgate House Conference Centre in Creaton, Northampton. A Rocha UK is a network organisation that strives to equip Christian churches of whatever denomination to protect and restore the environment for God, nature and all people. The retrea... Read More

Throughout this year, hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren have boldly embraced the Jubilee call from Pope Francis to become 'Pilgrims of Hope'. Over 1,000 schools in England and Wales took the Jubilee pledge, making a long-term commitment to building a better world. Some were invited to the Vatican. On 21 November, schools came together online to celebrate all that's been achieved this year. T... Read More

Young people from across Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust (HFCMAT) in Wirral, Merseyside, came together last week for the Trust's COP30 conference, where they called for urgent climate action. Pupils and students from across the Trust's family of primary and secondary schools gathered at St John Plessington Catholic College, Bebington, where they spoke passionately about sustainability and... Read More

As we look to the Chancellor's Budget announcement on 26 November, as well as any outcomes from COP30, the international climate talks taking place in Brazil until 21 November, we face questions about the kind of world we want to live in, and how to pay for it. Both the negotiations at COP30 and the Budget preparations in the UK are set against a backdrop of huge inequalities, with the rich gettin... Read More

With the global debt crisis high on the agenda at this week's G20 summit, actor Alex Macqueen is starring in a spoof television advert released in the UK on 19 November. Created by Richard Curtis' Project Everyone initiative in partnership with Catholic aid agency CAFOD, the satirical commercial Meet the World's Loan Sharks exposes the global debt crisis as tantamount to pay-day loans. Best known ... Read More

Green Christian has convened experts and concerned Christians to begin mobilising action to help local churches and communities build resilience to growing climate instability. At a Green Christian conference on 15 November some 80 delegates gathered to prepare a 'Call to Action' focusing on the unique role of churches in supporting their wider community to navigate the escalating impacts of the c... Read More

Medaille Trust - a leading provider of modern slavery survivor support services - is concerned that, ten years on from the passing of the Modern Slavery Act, the new government's asylum and returns policy continues to conflate the distinct challenges of modern slavery and asylum seeking. It says: Although the announcements express an intention to address modern slavery the policies, as set out, ri... Read More

Within the framework of COP30, the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA) is actively participating in the People's Summit, a space that, far from being a parallel event, has become the community and spiritual heart of the Amazonian cry for life. Cardinal Pedro Barreto, Archbishop Emeritus of Huancayo, Peru, and president of CEAMA, has highlighted the depth of the moment that is being lived in... Read More

There were 32 of us praying outside the Home Office in Marsham Street, London SW1 on 17 November. It was the monthly ecumenical vigil for those who lose their lives trying to reach a place of safety in Europe and it has, astonishingly, entered its fifth year. Astonishing - because five years ago, we thought the tragedies could not get any worse. Instead, they did, and the draconian policies used i... Read More