Justice, Peace & Environment

Following the vote against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill last week, Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN) reflects on its impact and ways forward. Many Catholic organisations, led by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, have been vocal in opposing iterations of the assisted dying bill which have come before UK Parliament in the past two years. CSAN released a statem... Read More

Environmental campaigners have condemned the Australian Government's decision to expand the Saraji coal mine, extending operations by 30 years and emitting a further 120 million tonnes of climate pollution. The extension was announced as Australian Prime Minister Albanese met with Pacific leaders who maintain that climate change is the "single greatest threat to the livelihoods, security and wellb... Read More

Following Friday's rejection of Lauren Edwards' Assisted Suicide Bill, Dr Gordon Macdonald, Chief Executive of Care Not Killing, commented: "This was a decisive vote by MPs, who have over the last 24 months seen through the pernicious pretence that this draft legislation was safe and wouldn't put pressure on vulnerable people to end their lives prematurely. "We heard from numerous MPs, echoing com... Read More

Survivors of trafficking and modern slavery supported by Medaille Trust have been meeting with Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía, the Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain. The Nuncio met with survivors while visiting a Medaille Trust safe house gifted to the charity by the Archdiocese of Liverpool. During the visit he heard firsthand of the difficulties facing survivors in the UK to be recognised and... Read More

Pax Christi USA invited Pax Christi leaders, including Ambassadors of Peace, Teachers of Peace, national council members, and local-state-regional leaders, among others, to share their brief reflections on Catholic peacemaking 25 years after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US. Their responses are listed here in no particular order: https://paxchristiusa.org/2026/09/10/25-years-after-9-11-pax... Read More

While mainstream Jewish leadership worldwide has strongly opposed the UK government's decision to ban the import of goods from the illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, human rights groups in Israel have welcomed the move with the following statement. We, Israeli human rights organizations documenting Israel's policies and their impact on Palestinians in the occupi... Read More

The President and Vice- President of the Methodist Conference have welcomed the UK government's decision to ban the import of illegal Israel settlement goods. They say: "We warmly welcome the UK Government's commitment to ban the import of goods originating from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. This policy rightly recognises that Israeli settlements in Palestine are illegal under int... Read More

Columban Missionary Fr Shay Cullen writes: There is a long-running war in the Philippines, and it is being waged by three super-rich mining corporations in Palawan against the Filipino people and God's creation there. The firms are planning to cut down more than 188,765 magnificent primeval trees with permits from their contacts in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Their ... Read More

On Tuesday evening, 8th September the Dominican Friars of St Dominic's church and Rosary Shrine, Haverstock Hill hosted a special service of Vespers to celebrate the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and in spiritual solidarity with the work of the Friends of the Holy Land in support of the vulnerable Christian community all across the Holy Land. The psalmody was beautifully accompanied by the s... Read More

Quakers in Britain has welcomed a raft of measures announced by the UK government today as it seeks to reset British policy towards Israel. The measures, confirmed by Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on Tuesday, include a ban on the import of goods from settlements, sanctions on those who provide services to settlements, and sanctions on extremist settlers. Quakers in Britain welcomed the announcemen... Read More

Bishop Frank Dougan, Bishop of Galloway gave this homily on Saturday during the March for Life Mass at Westminster Cathedral. During that lively beginning to the Mass, I found myself thinking, "I wouldn't want to be the preacher". And then I remembered. Having driven down on the overnight bus from Glasgow to here last night into this morning, I feel at the moment I can well represent one of the ma... Read More

Justice & Peace Scotland welcomes today's announcement by the UK Government of a ban on imports from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, alongside further sanctions targeting those involved in settlement expansion and settler violence. We particularly welcome the Government's recognition that Israel's occupation of the West Bank is unlawful and that settlement expansion and ... Read More

Christian Aid has welcomed the UK government's ban on importing goods from illegal Israeli settlements as an important step in confronting the forcible displacement of Palestinians from their land. Responding to the UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband's announcement today, Christian Aid said it was an appropriate response to the long-standing violation of international law by Israel. Christian Aid's... Read More

CAFOD has welcomed the decision to ban imports from Israeli settlements, and the UK government's renewed commitment to act in support of justice and accountability announced today. These new policy measures, highlighting the illegality of the occupation and pledging firm action against those who finance or facilitate illegal settlements, mark an encouraging step-change by Andy Burnham's government... Read More