Justice, Peace & Environment

The next National March for Palestine will take place in London this Saturday, 18 July 2026. Christians for Palestine will be joining the main march in Russell Square at 12 noon. There should be a meeting for prayers before the march - details will be announced once the venue has been confirmed. If you arrive in Russell Square - look out for the Christian Bloc which includes Westminster Justice &a... Read More

Last month, Marie Dennis (Pax Christi USA's 2022 Teacher of Peace) and Pace e Bene's Ken Butigan, the co-directors of the Catholic Institute for Nonviolence (a project of Pax Christi International), joined Catholic Nonviolence Initiative director Nicolás Paz in Rome facilitating the institute's seminar 'Answering Pope Leo's nonviolent appeal. The event featured scholars of strategic nonviolence K... Read More

This morning, Monday 13th July, the Church of England's General Synod voted in favour of a historic motion calling on the Church to "… Respond to the call of Palestinian Christians to stand in solidarity with them and their fellow Palestinians in non-violent resistance to the ongoing occupation." (GS 2451A DSM - Kairos Palestine) In a lively debate which spanned Sunday evening and Monday mornin... Read More

On the eve of the Anglican Synod Debate on Palestine currently taking place, (July 10-14) - Ann Farr reflects on the Prayers and Bible Study used at the recent Methodist Church Conference, that she attended as an Observer and where the Palestinian Christian cry, in 'Kairos Palestine 11 - A Moment of Truth: Faith in a Time of Genocide' was presented and overwhelmingly accepted. Ann writes: The the... Read More

A delegation from COMECE (the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union) and CEC (Conference of European Churches), joined by bishops of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference and senior Irish Protestant clergy, met Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin today at the start of Ireland's EU Presidency. In a position paper presented to the Irish Government, the delegation set out the ... Read More

Medaille Trust, one of the leading providers of modern slavery support services in the UK, have called for the withdrawal of proposed modern slavery legislation in the government's Immigration and Asylum Bill. Medaille Trust CEO Dani Wardman said: "the proposed legislation undermines the recovery of vulnerable survivors, risks excluding victims from desperately needed support and fails to address ... Read More

On Thursday, 9 June 2026, the UK Parliament will host a debate on banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements. With momentum building among MPs to change government policy, never have we been closer to ending the UK's financial support for Israel's illegal settlement enterprise. Email your MP to urge them to attend the debate and support a comprehensive ban on trade with Israeli settlements u... Read More

A major renewable energy project has been completed at the Solihull headquarters of the Columban Missionaries in Britain, with 116 solar panels now generating clean electricity as part of the charity's long-term commitment to environmental sustainability. The new system, which became operational on the 9th June 2026, is expected to generate around 52 MWh of renewable electricity each year, reduce ... Read More

More than fifty humanitarian, climate and peacebuilding organisations are urging Keir Starmer to rethink Britain's growing military spending, ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara. The joint letter, organised by Quakers in Britain and Rethinking Security, follows this week's Defence Investment Plan (DIP), which promised a further £15 billion for the military. Signatories including CAFOD, Pax Christi... Read More

"Let us not love with words or speech, but with actions and in truth." - 1 John 3:18 During the Red Alert Heatwave, on the hottest June days on record, a group of Christians, members of the Laudato Si Movement and Christian Climate Action, staged a three day Climate Vigil outside the ARC (Alliance for Responsible Citizenship) Conference which took place last week at Kensington Olympia in London.... Read More

The Courage to Stand as One Gathering outside the Home Office for our refugee memorial prayer service was a deeply moving experience. Under the theme of 'Courage' which is the theme for this year's Refugee Week, we came together to pray for all those who have tragically lost their lives seeking safety. Standing in front of the gates of power, the spiritual impact was profound. As we prayed for ... Read More

Pax Christi USA, has recognized Santa Fe's Archbishop John C Wester as the 2026 recipient of the Pax Christi USA Teacher of Peace award, its highest honour. The award will be presented at an event later this year, location and date to be determined. In January 2022 Archbishop Wester, whose archdiocese is located in one of the key locations of the US nuclear industry, issued his courageous and gro... Read More

More than 3,000 people from across Britain, and around the world, attended the 'International Conference Against War at Methodist Central Hall in Westminster last Saturday. High profile speakers' messages against militarism, the 'blood money' of the bloated weapons industry, aggressive extractivism and neo-colonialism chimed with Pope Leo's recent strong words denouncing 'tyrants' who spend billio... Read More

G7 leaders met in Évian on 15-17 June, on the French shore of Lake Geneva, a few kilometres from the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Ecumenical Centre. On two continents, churches were pressing the case those leaders left unfinished: how the world taxes wealth is a question of faith. From Malawian church councils demanding an end to harmful tax incentives to UK Christians challenging Ama... Read More