Justice, Peace & Environment

The nine 'listening' ears on the Christians Aware poster for its annual conference last weekend was a constant reminder of the theme: 'Ears to Hear - Listening to Minorities.' Artist Beate Dehnen said they represented "all of us who are willing to lend someone an ear." Well, that was certainly true of attendees at this conference, particularly with their very international outlook. Around 60 part... Read More

The first Prayer Vigil of the year for Migrants and Refugees opposite the Home Office, will take place on Monday, 19 January from 12.30 - 1.30pm. During the vigil the names of those known to have died trying to reach the UK in the past month will be read out. Prayers will be said for them and the many more unnamed victims; asylum seekers in detention centres; those who are homeless and those who s... Read More

A film has been premiered which tells the story of the Leeds Women in Black vigil focussing on eight of the women involved in the vigil. The vigil began in August 2019 following the vision of the original Women in Black, Jewish women in Jerusalem who for over 30 years have been protesting the occupation of Palestine every Friday. We started with about a dozen women in 2019. Since October 7th we h... Read More

SCIAF (Scottish International Aid Fund) has welcomed the increase in Scottish Government international aid spending in the draft Scottish budget published today. Proposals include continued spending on humanitarian crises, helping people address the impacts of climate change abroad, and reaching the target set in 2021 of £15m in the next financial year for international development. The budget al... Read More

'From Strangers to Neighbours: Christian Hospitality in a Changing Asylum Landscape' is the theme of this year's Churches Together in Westminster AGM. The talk will be given by George Lapshynov. Drawing on Theos's recent report: 'From Strangers to Neighbours: The Church and the Integration of Refugees', he will be exploring how UK churches are quietly but powerfully helping asylum seekers become n... Read More

The Columban newsletter Vocation for Justice - produced by the Justice, Peace and Ecology Team - is marking 40 years this month. The final hard copy edition is going out at the moment. Future editions will be sent out electronically. Ellen Teague looks back at the last four decades. In one of our first Vocation for Justice newsletters in 1986, the prominent South African Dominican theologian Fr Al... Read More

Looking Back With Gratitude, Moving Forward With Hope As we step into a new year, we take time to reflect with gratitude on all that has been shared, built, and witnessed over the past twelve months. In a world still marked by war, fear, and the threat of nuclear violence, Christian CND has continued to offer a faithful Christian witness for peace - rooted in prayer, action, and community. One of ... Read More

In his Message for the 2026 World Day of Peace, Pope Leo XIV addresses the escalation of war, rearmament and fear in international relations, and reiterates the Church's opposition to deterrence based on military force. He calls for disarmament, dialogue and the conversion of hearts as necessary conditions for a lasting and unarmed peace. As the Church observes the World Day of Peace on 1 January,... Read More

"We strongly believe that peace is a choice we must make again and again. As you teach us, peace is unarmed: it is active and nonviolent. Peace is the verb, the action, of the Gospel." With these words, the young people of the Pax Christi Youth Forum, formed during the 2025 World Gathering, wished to respond to the message launched by Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of the World Day of Peace. In the ... Read More

The two Co-Presidents of Pax Christi International, Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo and Sr Wamũyũ Teresia Wachira, have published a joint message on the occasion of the 2026 World Day of Peace. With the arrival of the new year, the Co-Presidents wished to address their greetings to the entire Movement through the words spoken by Pope Leo XIV, in the hope of a 2026 filled with solidarity and fraternit... Read More

Pax Christ Australia, part of Pax Christi International, condemns the US Administration and the US military for its unilateral aggression against Venezuela following continued threats in its region and elsewhere towards countries not aligned to its political vision. The same playbook of lies, disinformation and misinformation that destroyed Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, as well as decades of coups acr... Read More

Following the military aggression carried out by the Government and the Armed Forces of the United States of America against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the night of 3 January 2026, Pax Christi International immediately issued a statement strongly condemning the operation. Such displays of force, the statement reads, stand in clear opposition to international law and risk legitimising ... Read More

Archbishop Nolan, President of Justice & Peace Scotland has written the following pastoral letter for the Annual Day of Prayer for Justice and Peace, Sunday 4 January. My Dear Sisters and Brothers, There is a zoo in Mexico which I visited a few years ago, and it has one exhibit which is labelled "the most dangerous animal on the planet." As you look in to the enclosure to see that animal, y... Read More

This week, Israel announced that it will prevent 37 international aid organisations from operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Caritas Internationalis, Caritas Jerusalem, Medical Aid for Palestinians and Médecins Sans Frontières. Right now, Palestinians in Gaza are facing cold weather and heavy rainfall, which is flooding the tents that more than one million displaced Palest... Read More