Justice, Peace & Environment

Two members of a Catholic charity team put down their phones and picked up knitting needles and crochet hooks as they completed a 12-hour 'Yarnathon' to support persecuted and other suffering Christians around the world. As part of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) UK's annual #RedWednesday campaign - raising funds for oppressed Christians - National Director Dr Caroline Hull took on the challenge b... Read More

Less than a sixth of countries' climate adaptation plans, and less than 2% of national plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions mention homelessness, despite climate change endangering those already experiencing homelessness and putting millions more at risk of losing their homes, new research reveals. The report: 'The climate blind spot on homelessness: Omissions and opportunities in national climat... Read More

Every year in November, we turn one Wednesday red. We turn it red to bear witness to the suffering faced by so many Christians around the world. Our brothers and sisters in Christ are denied so much, simply for their faith- access to basic necessities, prospects for their future, their basic human rights. Across the UK, parishes, schools, individuals and communities are standing together in solida... Read More

A die-hard Aston Villa supporter has vowed to wear a Birmingham City shirt if he hits his fundraising target for a charity supporting persecuted Christians. Christopher Martin, Principal of St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School and Sixth Form in Kings Norton, admits the prospect fills him with dread, but says it is a sacrifice worth making for Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). "It's my worst nightmare,... Read More

People who have already endured war, persecution and forced displacement could now face decades more uncertainty under the Government's new 'earned settlement' policy. The proposals would force many refugees to wait 20 years or more before they can settle permanently in the UK, delaying their ability to build stable lives, reunite families, and contribute fully to the communities they call home. ... Read More

In Ethiopia, much of what is left of the native highland forest stands around churches. Organizers of the new Church Forest Academy count about 35,000 church forests, from one hectare to 19,000 hectares in size. From 27 October to 3 November, faith leaders and practitioners from Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, and Nigeria are learning how these forests survived. They are also exploring how the ... Read More

In a video message sent to participants in the International Meeting for Peace in Assisi today, Pope Leo XIV urged all participants to join him in being "unarmed instruments of the Lord's peace," stressing that "war can never be waged in the name of God." "War can never be waged in the name of God. For us believers, 'to fight in the name of religion means attacking religion itself.' There is no su... Read More

Fr Joe Ryan (Acting Chair) writes: I would like to announce that Anna Blackman has accepted the position of General Secretary of Pax Christi England and Wales. For many years Anna has been dedicated to peace-making and nonviolence inspired by Gospel values and Catholic Social Teaching. She has been involved with Pax Christi Scotland, and now based in England is a member of Pax Christi England and ... Read More

Three UN conferences meet in 2026 on three crises: desertification, biodiversity loss, and climate change. Jocabed Solano, an Indigenous Gunadule theologian from Panama, does not see three. "The world calls these climate change, biodiversity loss, and desertification, but for us they are one wound," she said in Yerevan, Armenia, on 20 October. She was speaking at the Faith Hub, a space for faith ... Read More

Activists from Christian Climate Action added their own version of a 'Banksy' to the hoardings at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in Whitehall Place today. This was in response to news that the UK government has approved the Jackdaw gas field. The government is now poised to decide on Adura's huge Rosebank oil field. Activists point to the science that shows we cannot afford to bur... Read More

A major new report calling for urgent action to end food insecurity in the UK by 2035 has been published, with Caritas Westminster helping to bring the voices of people experiencing hardship into the national conversation. The Right to Food UK Commission's report, A Roadmap to Delivering Food Security for All by 2035 - officially launched in parliament on 20th October - highlights the scale of foo... Read More

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