"Facing our Fears and Reconnecting the Wold"

On Ash Wednesday 2023, the Conference of European Justice and Peace Commissions (Justice and Peace Europe) launches its Concerted Action for 2023 and 2024. Pease find here below the background note and a summary of the "Facing our Fears and Reconnecting the Wold" initiative. 

"Faced with multiple crises in an increasingly fragmented world, we are confident that humanity has the creative and spiritual resources to face its fears, to re-connect and to rebuild a shared ‘juridical, political and economic order’." 

The two-year long Concerted Action of Justice and Peace Europe is inspired by the remarkable foresight of Pope Francis’ encyclical letter Fratelli Tutti. In the next two years the thirty member commissions of Justice and Peace Europe will continue their long-term work on social justice, drawing particular attention to social fears that are ignored, but also contribute to deconstruct fear and anxiety which threaten to manipulate European citizens. 

Inspired by Fratelli Tutti they will furthermore develop events and venues to promote global multilateralism. Therefore they will cooperate with Justice and Peace Commissions all over the world. 

Justice and Peace Europe is the network of thirty European Justice and Peace Commissions. Its acting president is Mrs Cecile Dubernet. Justice and Peace Commissions are set up by Catholic Bishops' Conferences to promote the Catholic Social Teaching in civil society and public life.

Read here a summary of the "Facing our Fears and Reconnecting the Wold" initiative.

Read here the background note of the "Facing our Fears and Reconnecting the Wold" initiative.