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15.10.2019 Europe Living Together - Lessons from Slovakia. Peace, Justice and Truth After the Fall of the Iron Curtain
Final Statement of the International Workshop of Justice and Peace Europe, 11-14 October 2019, Bratislava. Read it here
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08.05.2019 Raising Awareness about the Common Good of the (World’s) Seas
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.
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04.03.2019 "Adjust Europe to the Common Good" - Justice & Peace Europe Concerted Action 2019 in view of the European elections
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.
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18.01.2019 Justice & Peace Europe Prayer Breakfast
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".
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10.01.2019 INVITATION: Good politics at the service of peace
New President of Justice & Peace Europe, Bishop Noel Treanor will offer a reflection on Pope Francis’ Peace message and its significance for European and world politics today, followed by a breakfast on Friday, 25 January 2019 from 8.00-9.30 at the Secretariat of COMECE in Brussels. For more details and registration, click here.
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13.12.2018 Christian values and human rights: myth or reality in troubled times?
Annual Justice and Peace Lecture of Prof. Jean-Paul Lehners on Christian Values and Human Rights
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07.12.2018 A Gift to all Humankind
Statement of Justice and Peace Europe on the Occasion of the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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13.10.2018 Care for Justice, Peace and Creation
New Four Year Plan adopted by the General Assembly of Justice and Peace Europe in Manresa on 1 October 2018
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12.10.2018 Water: Source of Life. A Human Right and a Responsibility for Europe.
The Symbolic Action "Via Aqua" was prepared on the occasion of the International Workshop of Justice and Peace Europe. It is meant to be a "spiritual walk" with various steps through the Natural Area of the Llobregat River's Delta. Click here to read the document.
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03.10.2018 European Justice and Peace Commissions Unite in Call to Protect Water
The Conference of European Justice and Peace Commissions is promoting care for creation as part of its international workshop and general assembly meeting. The topic of the meeting is “Water: Source of Life Human right and Responsibility for Europe.” This marks the first time that European Justice and Peace leadership has dedicated its meeting to the topic of water.
