Justice, Peace & Environment

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

An anti-far right march was held in London yesterday, in commemoration of the Battle of Cable Street 90 years ago, in which London's East End drove out Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists as they attempted, aided by the police, to intimidate the predominantly Jewish community of the East End. The protestors gathered at 12 noon to hear speeches from Tower Hamlets' political, faith and communi... Read More

As a contribution to the International Day of Nonviolence, Pax Christi England and Wales is offering an on-line gathering of solidarity, prayer and conversation with Bishop President John Arnold and Anna Blackman member of PCEW Exec and lecturer at Glasgow University, facilitated by Carol Burns, Pax Christi Leeds. They will reflect on links between nonviolence, environment, social justice, from... Read More

Beneath the surface: the impact of mining on people and land - JPIC Linking Day (Justice, Peace, and the Integrity of Creation) will take place on Saturday 10th October 2026, 10am (Coffee/Tea) - 4.15 pm (Concluding with the Eucharist). This will be a hybrid conference, on zoom and in person. In person: FCJ Spirituality & Eco Justice Centre (near Euston Station), Saint Aloysius Convent, 32 Pho... Read More

September 26, is the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. UN Secretary General António Guterres urges: "Let us act with urgency and courage and build a safer, more peaceful world for present and future generations...The only sure way to eliminate the threat posed by nuclear weapons is to eliminate the weapons themselves." Inter alia, this day "provides an occasion for t... Read More

Anita Tozzi, Justice & Peace Coordinator for the Diocese of Westminster writes: St Mary's University Twickenham recently hosted an online screening of the National Emergency Briefing which you can see here: https://www.nebriefing.org/ This impactful 50-minute film outlines the urgency of the climate crisis and how it affects us all in the UK. Chris Packham speaks about how climate and nature a... Read More

On 24 September 2026, in New York, during the High-Level Week of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, delivered a statement at the High-Level Meeting to Address the Existential Threats Posed by Sea-level Rise. Cardinal Parolin stressed that sea-level rise threatens homes, livelihoods, food and water secur... Read More

A delegation from Priests Against Genocide hand-delivered today a letter to Prime Minister Andy Burnham, renewing their call for the UK Government to take further, more decisive action over Gaza, the West Bank and southern Lebanon. The letter follows an earlier one sent on 19 August 2026, to which the group say they have not yet received a formal acknowledgement, and a copy of which they have encl... Read More

The Children's Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, has issued a powerful call for the protection of refugee and asylum-seeking children, warning that children wrongly treated as adults and placed in detention or adult accommodation represent a "shocking failure" of the asylum system. Delivering the Inaugural Jesuit Refugee Service UK Annual Lecture today, Dame Rachel challenged both p... Read More

A new report from Operation Noah - 'Investing with Purpose' - is offering practical pathways for Church investment in climate solutions. Globally, Christian groups manage hundreds of billions of pounds, with the Church Investors Group's 67 members, largely based in Britain and Ireland, managing combined investment assets of over £26bn. But despite the opportunity to align their finances with thei... Read More

Prayers were offered for the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel during a special service in the Ecumenical Centre for World Council of Churches (WCC) staff, partners, and visitors on 22 September. The prayers were led by Yusef Daher, coordinator of the WCC Jerusalem Liaison Office, and others from the office. The theme of the special week is "Behold, children are a heritage from the Lor... Read More