At the end of the month in which the World Water Day 2020 has been celebrated, the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development released its publication as a contribution to the reflection on the topic. Click here to read it.
With the beginning of Lent, the Conference of European Justice and Peace Commissions (Justice & Peace Europe) launches its annual Concerted Action 2020. This year it is dedicated to the theme of "The Common Good of the Seas". Read the full text of the Concerted Action here.
Déclaration de Justice et Paix Europe à l'occasion de la Journée des Droits de l'Homme (10 décembre)
Statement of Justice and Peace Europe on the occasion of the Human Rights Day (10 December)
Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults Policy of Justice and Peace Europe. Click here to open the document.
The European Conference of Justice and Peace Commissions (Justice and Peace Europe) held its 2019 International Workshop and General Assembly from 11 – 14 October in Bratislava. Delegates from twenty-one Justice and Peace Commissions were present in the capital of Bratislava. Read the full press statement
Final Statement of the International Workshop of Justice and Peace Europe, 11-14 October 2019, Bratislava. Read it here
A major conference, “The Common Good and our Common Seas”, took place in Copenhagen from 3 – 5 May 2019. It brought together a wide and international audience from the Catholic Church, from Europe and from further afield. Representatives from the Church, science, business and civil society met to consider the challenges facing the world’s oceans, seas and coastal areas. Read the press release about the conference here.
On Ash Wednesday, Justice and Peace Europe starts its annual concerted action. This year its theme is the European election. The basic document has been adopted by the national Justice and Peace at their general assembly last October in Manresa/Spain. The document focuses on four areas requiring action by the next European Parliament: EU regional policy, food waste, arms exports and support for an internationally binding legal instruments on multinationals and human rights. Click here and read the document.
Read the reflection of Bishop Noel Treanor, President of Justice and Peace Europe, on Pope Francis' 2019 Peace Message entitled "Good politics is at the service of peace".