Justice, Peace & Environment

People from across the UK will be taking part in the Good Business Matters mass lobby of Parliament today, Wednesday 21 October, to push for new legislation to end corporate harm. More than 50 businesses - including Sainsbury's, Primark and ASOS, together with campaign groups and concerned members of the public are backing the call for a new Business, Human Rights and Environment Act, along with... Read More

In preparation for the morning prayer of the JPIC Links day on the impact of mining on people and land, I read again my father's autobiography. Being brought up in Treorchy in the Rhondda valley where his father was a coal miner I realised again that the miseries of mining is my family's story. Dad said that once a squirrel could travel the length of the 'Fair Rhondda valley' without touching the ... Read More

Quakers and people of faith joined politicians, trade unionists and climate campaigners outside Parliament yesterday, Wednesday, 14 October, to call for oil and gas companies to pay their fair share towards climate damage. Paul Parker, recording clerk for Quakers in Britain, and Shanon Shah, director of Faith for the Climate, both addressed the crowd ahead of the autumn budget. Paul Parker said: ... Read More

Priests Against Genocide - Africa, writing on behalf of an international network of more than 2,700 priests in 68 countries, has sent a letter congratulating Judge Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay on being awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote peace and international law. The letter pays tribute to Judge Pillay's lifelong defence of human dignity: from defending detainees in aparth... Read More

Saturday's 250,000-strong march in London demanding an end to the three years of genocide in Gaza and for justice and peace in the Holy Land featured some eloquent speeches. In addition to the Christian witness already reported, Dora Fidler, President of Jews For Palestinian Justice, delivered an impassioned address on behalf of the Jewish bloc which is here reproduced in full. She said: "I am hon... Read More

Caritas Westminster, Justice & Peace team of St Mellitus RC Church, Tollington Park, and Operation Forgiveness are hosting their second online event on knife crime on 22 October, 7-8.30pm. Following the hugely positive response to our first event, this session will explore practical ways parishes and schools can take action, including knife bins, banners and vigils. During the evening, we will... Read More

Dr David Ryall, Director of Jesuit Refugee Service UK (JRS UK), called for solidarity with refugees and a renewed commitment to Christian welcome during his opening keynote speech at the Association of Provincial Bursars (APB) Conference, held in Hertfordshire from 5 to 7 October. Addressing representatives of religious congregations, Dr Ryall highlighted the challenges facing people seeking sanct... Read More

Christians For Palestine took part in the 37th national demonstration in London on Saturday, protesting the third year of ongoing genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing being carried out in the West Bank and southern Lebanon. Before joining the march, the Christian bloc met for ecumenical prayers in Victoria Embankment Gardens, led by Rev Sam Fletcher from the Anglican Chaplaincy at Exeter Universi... Read More

Religious and Associates of JPIC (Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation) Links met on zoom and in person at the FCJ centre for Spirituality and Eco-justice in London on Saturday 10 October to hear about problems associated with the global mining industry and the ways in which Catholic communities and organisations are responding to them. Mining was chosen as the subject of the gathering because... Read More

Today, 10 October, is World Day Against the Death Penalty. The World Coalition against the Death Penalty (WCADP) dedicates this day in 2026 and 2027 to "humanizing the people affected by the Death Penalty, focusing on the stories of the human beings affected by the death penalty whose voices are too often neglected or silenced... "This campaign highlights the necessity of taking into account the s... Read More

Christians For Palestine state: 'The events of the last three years in Palestine have been horrific for everyone. The people of Palestine both in Gaza and the West Bank are still living under daily terror. We continue to feel a deep sorrow and have a strong desire to speak out in favour of a just and lasting peace. UK government policy is evolving and it is as important as ever to make your suppor... Read More

Pax Christi on Merseyside and Health Workers for Palestine organised a vigil for the Palestinian paediatrician Dr Abu Safiya outside BBC Radio Merseyside in Liverpool on 24 September. Dr Safiya has now been held in an Israeli detention facility since the end of 2024 without charge. His son Elias has reported on the deteriorating health of his father who has been subject to routine beatings, sleep ... Read More

Members of Pax Christi England and Wales, from Liverpool and further afield, joined the Time to Act, 'Walk of Witness' in Liverpool on Sunday, 27th September as the Labour Party Conference began in the city. Almost 200 people from churches and charities gathered to call on the UK Government to take meaningful action towards a just peace for all those who call the Holy Land home. Along with other m... Read More

On Sunday morning, 4 October, around 30 people shared in a two hour 'Pilgrimage for the Planet' around eight Oxford landmarks to highlight the climate and nature emergency. Jointly organised by the Oxford branches of the Laudato Si Movement and Christian Climate Action, the pilgrimage began at Blackfriar's Priory in St Giles and passed through the centre of Oxford visiting sites, including Christc... Read More