Justice, Peace & Environment

Neha Shah, vice-chair of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, hailed the 'largest protest movement in British History', as hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets of central London on Saturday, to mark two years since the start of the Israeli invasion of Gaza. An estimated 600,000 people bearing flags and banners (often with arresting and witty art) marched from the Embankment to Whi... Read More

More than half a million people took part in Saturday's march for Gaza - the 32nd National March since 7 October. The Christian bloc gathered for prayers before the march at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church in Shaftsbury Avenue, (where Martin Luther King Jr gave his his first sermon in the UK in 1961.) Prayers led by Rev Helen Burnett, CoE Vicar in Chardon, Southwark Diocese. Naomi Orrell from th... Read More

Sunday, 12 October, marked the start of the World Week of Prayer for Peace, originally a Christian event started in 1974 and now open to all faith traditions. Resources are produced each year to help communities come together and pray and reflect on making peace, in the spirit of its original Chair Dr Edward Carpenter, former Dean of Westminster Abbey: 'The peace of the world must be prayed for by... Read More

During Good Money Week (6 - 12 October) Sixteen religious, associates and friends met at the FCJ Spirituality and eco-justice centre in Euston, London, together with seven participants who joined via zoom, for the JPIC Links conference: 'Changing futures' (Transforming Global Finance for Development) The day was held just after the Jubilee of Consecrated Life which Pope Leo XIV celebrated with th... Read More

The Week of Prayer for World Peace takes place from Sunday, 12th - 19th October this year. The International Prayer for Peace Lead us from death to life, from falsehood to truth Lead us from despair to hope, from fear to trust Lead us from hate to love, from war to peace Let peace fill our hearts, our world, our universe Click the link below to download your digital copy of the prayer resource, or... Read More

Aid agencies and peace campaigners have welcomed news of the Gaza ceasefire, but warn that there is a long road to recovery ahead. They point out that the current agreement is deeply flawed and does not offer Palestinians a just or lasting peace. Reacting to news that the first phase of a ceasefire agreement has been reached between Israel and Hamas, Elizabeth Funnell, CAFOD Country representativ... Read More

The latest National March for Palestine takes place in London this Saturday. The Christian Bloc will be gathering for prayers in Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, SWC2H 8EP at 12 noon before joining the march. We will then walk down and join the route for the march to Downing Street - usually after the Jewish Bloc. Please help spread the word! We will praying and appealing for an end to the fami... Read More

The Scottish Bishops Conference write today: We recognise that the situation in Gaza and Israel is changing rapidly, and in the coming days there may be announcements about possible peace agreements. Whatever happens, we continue to invite everyone to join us in prayer for peace on 7th October and if agreements are reached, that they may hold and bring lasting justice for all. The Bishops' Confe... Read More

The National Justice and Peace Network (NJPN) has always been committed to walking together in faith, action, and hope. At our recent 'Away Days' in Wistaston Hall, Crewe, we reflected on the journey so far and looked ahead with renewed determination, reminded of the strength and importance of Catholic Social Teaching. Present at the NJPN planning days were Kevin Burr, Anne Wilkinson, Anne Peacey ... Read More

As I head for home from the Laudato Si Movement's Climate Conference at Castel Gandolfo with my portion of liquid glacier in my 'Raising Hope' water bottle, meeting so many environmental activists inspired by faith will stay with me. There was Franciscan Brother Rodrigo de Castro Peut, who works with the Catholic Church's Pastoral Land Commission in Minas Gerais State in Brazil. Tackling the destr... Read More

Every year the World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) is celebrated on the last Sunday of September but this year, to coincide with the Jubilee of Migrants, the day will be celebrated over the weekend of 4 and 5 October. The theme is Migrants, missionaries of hope, emphasising the resilience and faith of migrants and refugees in the face of hardship. "It is our obligation to try and understand ... Read More

A survey of regular churchgoers in Britain has revealed that although over two-thirds of churches normally hold Harvest Festival services and events (such as the CAFOD Harvest Family Fast Day), the practice varies markedly across denominations. While nearly all survey respondents from Church of England and Methodist churches, most Presbyterians and the majority of Roman Catholics indicated that th... Read More

A photo of Pope Leo blessing a melting piece of iceberg from Greenland has gone viral. He was lamenting the diminishment of glaciers globally due to global warming, while attending the Laudato Si' Movement's 'Raising Hope for Climate Justice' Conference in Italy on Wednesday. On the final day of the conference two days later, when the iceberg was reduced by half, Dr Lorna Gold, Executive of the Mo... Read More

Can we bring urgency and hope together in addressing the climate crisis? This was a key question on the second day of the 'Raising Hope for Climate Justice' Conference at Castel Gandolfo, organised by the Laudato Si' Movement and partners. Dr Lorna Gold, Executive of the Movement, reminded us of the heights of yesterday's inspiring celebration with Pope Leo. "The message of Pope Francis in Laudato... Read More