Justice, Peace & Environment

"Let us not love with words or speech, but with actions and in truth." - 1 John 3:18 During the Red Alert Heatwave, on the hottest June days on record, a group of Christians, members of the Laudato Si Movement and Christian Climate Action, staged a three day Climate Vigil outside the ARC (Alliance for Responsible Citizenship) Conference which took place last week at Kensington Olympia in London.... Read More

The Courage to Stand as One Gathering outside the Home Office for our refugee memorial prayer service was a deeply moving experience. Under the theme of 'Courage' which is the theme for this year's Refugee Week, we came together to pray for all those who have tragically lost their lives seeking safety. Standing in front of the gates of power, the spiritual impact was profound. As we prayed for ... Read More

Pax Christi USA, has recognized Santa Fe's Archbishop John C Wester as the 2026 recipient of the Pax Christi USA Teacher of Peace award, its highest honour. The award will be presented at an event later this year, location and date to be determined. In January 2022 Archbishop Wester, whose archdiocese is located in one of the key locations of the US nuclear industry, issued his courageous and gro... Read More

More than 3,000 people from across Britain, and around the world, attended the 'International Conference Against War at Methodist Central Hall in Westminster last Saturday. High profile speakers' messages against militarism, the 'blood money' of the bloated weapons industry, aggressive extractivism and neo-colonialism chimed with Pope Leo's recent strong words denouncing 'tyrants' who spend billio... Read More

G7 leaders met in Évian on 15-17 June, on the French shore of Lake Geneva, a few kilometres from the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Ecumenical Centre. On two continents, churches were pressing the case those leaders left unfinished: how the world taxes wealth is a question of faith. From Malawian church councils demanding an end to harmful tax incentives to UK Christians challenging Ama... Read More

Eighty years ago, under the hot summer sun of 1946, a great peace pilgrimage converged on Vézelay in France, as war-weary people turned to the Cross in their longing for pardon, reconciliation, and peace for their children and the world. 'Cross of Christ, give us peace' became the constant refrain of the British pilgrims who walked across France that summer. Their destination, the Abbey of Véze... Read More

Bishop Jim Curry, Lead Bishop for the Holy Land, Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, and Bishop Stephen Wright, Chair of Trustees, CAFOD, have voiced their support for the Just Peace Coalition's Time to Act campaign which launched on Monday 22 June 2026. The Time to Act campaign has been organised by the Just Peace Coalition of churches and charities, including: All We Can; Amos Tru... Read More

The 48th National Justice and Peace Conference takes place at Swanwick from 24-26 July. The focus of this year's Conference is JUST TALK. Andy Burnham is listed as an invited keynote speaker, though his participation is noted as 'subject to availability'. The full list of speakers should be announced soon. The organisers say: "In a world of disinformation, sound bites and echo chambers, the confer... Read More

Forty one years of faithful presence and peacemaking was celebrated in Battersea Park on Saturday, 20 June, as people of all faiths and none gathered at the London Peace Pagoda. An initiative of the Nipponzan Myhoji Japanese Buddhist order, the Pagoda was completed in 1985 and since then Rev Gyoro Nagase, who helped to build it, has maintained it and organised many peace events in its shadow. Ther... Read More

As Christians, we are called to welcome, protect, and accompany refugees. Whether you have a few minutes or a little longer, you can make a difference. Jesuit Refugee Services have created a number of resources for Refugee Week which can be used by individuals or groups: Send a postcard to the Prime Minister In just five minutes you could: send a postcard to the Prime Minister, asking to restore ... Read More

Bishop Paul McAleenan, Lead Bishop for Migrants and Refugees and Racial Justice issues in the Catholic Bishops Conference, gave the following reflection yesterday, at the Prayer Vigil outside the Home Office - marking the beginning of World Refugee Week. 'Over 9,000 people crossed the English Channel in small boats between January and 9 June this year'. With these words we immediately have an imag... Read More

A record number of people took part in the monthly prayer vigil for refugees and migrants, outside the Home Office in Westminster on Monday, 15 June. As the day marked the start of Refugee Week, we were joined by a large number of students from Catholic schools in London and Birmingham. Their participation was organised by the Columbans and the FCJ Sisters. We were also joined by Quakers and Angli... Read More

For the first time in generations, the threat of military conscription or mandatory national service in the UK seems very real. Conscription is already in place for nine of Europe's NATO states. Other countries, such as Germany and Italy, are considering adopting policies to boost their armed forces. The UK working group for International Conscientious Objectors' Day, ( whose members include Pax... Read More

Your Holiness, A happy and blessed Pentecost to you and to all the faithful. I write as a fellow believer and as Director of You Decide, a small Community Interest Company working on the ethics of nuclear weapons through the Nuclear Morality Flowchart. Our conviction is simple: nuclear deterrence is not only a matter of national policy. It is a personal moral decision. At the heart of everything w... Read More