17-18 March 2016: President of J&P Europe, H.E. Archbishop Jean-Claude Hollerich, and General Secretary Stefan Lunte, met H.E. Stanislav Zore, Archbishop of Ljubljana and President of the Slovenian Justice & Peace Commission, H.E. Stanislav Hocevar, Archbishop of Belgrad, H.Em. Josip Cardinal Bozanic, Archbishop of Zagreb and Bishop Vjekoslav Huzjak, President of the Croatian Justice & Peace Commission.
17-18 March 2016: President of J&P Europe, H.E. Archbishop Jean-Claude Hollerich, and General Secretary Stefan Lunte, met H.E. Stanislav Zore, Archbishop of Ljubljana and President of the Slovenian Justice & Peace Commission, H.E. Stanislav Hocevar, Archbishop of Belgrad, H.Em. Josip Cardinal Bozanic, Archbishop of Zagreb and Bishop Vjekoslav Huzjak, President of the Croatian Justice & Peace Commission.
Welcome to the site of the Conference of European Justice and Peace Commissions.
We are a European network of 32 national Justice and Peace Commissions mandated by their Bishops' Conferences to speak out on the fight against Poverty and for Human Rights, Peace, Reconciliation, Development and the Care of Creation. On this site you will get a look into the work of a justice and peace network inside the Catholic Church.
If you like to contact us you will find our address below
Secretariat of the Conference of European Justice and Peace Commissions
19, Square de Meeûs
B-1050 Brussels
Belgium
Tel.: +32 (0) 22 35 05 17
E-Mail: secretary@jupax-europa.org
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23.10.2024 Europe’s Promise of Peace: Embracing Human Security and Just Peace in EU Policies
As the European Union navigates a world marked by conflicts and division, Justice and Peace Europe, the Community of Sant’Egidio and Pax Christi International, as Catholic organisations, urge a reaffirmation of the EU’s foundational commitment to Just Peace. Read here our Peace Manifesto.
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30.09.2024 Jubilee 2025: Settle unjust and unpayable debts
In preparation of the ordinary Jubilee 2025, Pope Francis has called affluent nations to “forgive the debts of countries that will never be able to repay them”. Echoing his call, Justice and Peace Europe invites the European Union and its Member States to assume its part in a global effort to resolve the current debt crisis. Read the full Statement.
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23.09.2024 Values and critical thinking are pillars of dialogue in truth
Justice & Peace Europe discussed the challenges of disinformation and the contribution of Catholic Social Teaching to the renewal of an authentic public discourse. The forty delegates representing twenty European Justice and Peace commissions and several invited guests gathered from 20 to 23 September 2024 for the annual International Workshop and General Assembly in Prague. Read here the Press release
